Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neisseria meningitidis. Neisseria meningitidis, often referred to as the meningococcus, is a Gram-negative bacterium...

species that colonize humans, only two are pathogens, N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae. Neisseria species are Gram-negative bacteria included among the...

pathogenic: N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis, with N. gonorrhoeaa being the causative agent of gonorrhea and N. meningitidis being one of the causes of bacterial...

Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). It has a high mortality rate if untreated...

microbial species. The first MLST scheme to be developed was for Neisseria meningitidis, the causative agent of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia...

Meningococcal vaccine refers to any vaccine used to prevent infection by Neisseria meningitidis. Different versions are effective against some or all of the following...

found in species of the family Neisseriaceae (including Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae). Genetic transformation is the process by which...

of age. Invasive meningococcal disease, caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, can lead to serious conditions such as meningitis (inflammation...

is nonessential in at least some gram-negative bacteria, such as Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. It has also...

caused by severe bacterial infection. Typically, it is caused by Neisseria meningitidis. The bacterial infection leads to massive bleeding into one or (usually)...