Neisseria

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, Neisser +‎ -ia, named for German bacteriologist Albert Neisser. More in Wikipedia: Neisseria § History.

Proper noun

Neisseria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Neisseriaceae – proteobacteria that colonize the mucosal surfaces of many animals. The genus includes two parasitic bacteria species, one of which is the cause of gonorrhea, the other a cause of meningitis.

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