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neisseria

/nahy-seer-ee-uh/US // naɪˈsɪər i ə //

奈瑟尔,奈瑟尔菌,奈瑟尔语,奈瑟尔氏菌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural neis·se·ri·ae [nahy-seer-seer-ee-ee]. /naɪˈsɪərˈsɪər iˌi/. Bacteriology.

    • : any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.

Examples

  • The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis causes between 800 and 1,500 cases annually in the U.S., killing many .

  • And here it says, "Gram negative, diplococci intra- and extra-cellular morphological resembling neisseria gonococci."