Updated on November 12, 2024 Neisseria List the characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis Gram negative diplococci Kidney bean shaped in pairs (adjacent sides flat) Oxidase positive Catalase positive Immotile Non-spore forming Fimbriated/ piliated Prominent Polysaccharide capsule (determines serogroup) Expresses PorA and PorB proteins Facultative intracellular Aerobe Maltose and glucose fermenter Fastidious (Cultured on Thayer-Martin/ VCN, CBA)...
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