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Neisseria gonorrhoeae for more details - Neisseria meningitidis Neisseria  is a large genus of  bacteria  that colonize the  mucosal surfaces of many animals. Of the 11 species that colonize humans, only two are  pathogens ,  N. meningitidis and  N. gonorrhoeae . Most gonoccocal infections are asymptomatic and self-resolving, and epidemic strains of the meningococcus may be carried in >95% of a population where  systemic disease  occurs at <1% prevalence. Neisseria  species are  Gram-negative bacteria included among the  proteobacteria , a large group of Gram-negative forms.  Neisseria diplococci  resemble  coffee beans when viewed microscopically.
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