Neisseria meningitidis is a gram-negative cocci that is oxidase positive and maltose fermentation positive, causing acute meningitis in young adults. It's normal flora and transmitted by inhalation.
Η Neisseria meningitidis είναι ένας gram αρνητικός κόκκος που είναι οξειδάση θετικός και ζυμώνει μαλτόζη, προκαλώντας οξεία μηνιγγίτιδα σε νεαρούς ενήλικες και είναι φυσιολογική χλωρίδα, μεταδιδόμενη μέσω εισπνοής.
| Front | Neisseria meningitidis general |
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| Back | gram - cocci, oxidase + and maltose fermentation + acute meningitis in young adults Normal Flora Transmission: spread by inhalation |
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