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neis⋅se⋅ri⋅a

  [nahy-seer-ee-uh]
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–noun, plural -se⋅ri⋅ae  [-seer-ee-ee] . Bacteriology.
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
Origin:
< NL; after A.L.S. Neisser (1855–1916), German physician; see -ia
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Main Entry: Neis·se·ria
Pronunciation: nI-'sir-E-&
Function: noun
: a genus (the type of the family Neisseriaceae) of parasitic bacteriathat grow in pairs and occas. tetrads, thrive best at 37°C (98.6°F) in the animal body or serum media, and include the gonococcus (N. gonorrhoeae) and meningococcus (N.meningitidis)
Neisáser /'nI-s&r/, Albert Ludwig Sigesmund (1855–1916), German dermatologist. Neisser discovered the bacillus that causes gonorrhea in1879. In 1885 the genus Neisseria, named in his honor, was described, and this microorganism and related bacteria were placed in it.
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Neisseria Neis·se·ri·a (nī-sēr'ē-ə)
n.
A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-negative cocci and including the causative agents and meningitis of gonorrhea and meningitis.

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