Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also known as gonococcus is a species of gram-negative diplococci bacteria isolated by Albert Neisser in 1879.It causes the sexually transmitted genitourinary infection gonorrhea as well as other forms of gonococcal disease including disseminated gonococcemia, septic arthritis, and gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.
Gonorrhoeae Disease which is STD (sexually Transmitted Disease)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a species of gram-negative diplococci bacteria isolated by Albert Neisser in 1879.It causes the sexually transmitted genitourinary infection gonorrhea as well as other forms of gonococcal disease including disseminated gonococcemia, septic arthritis, and gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.N. gonorrhoeae can cause infection of the genitals, throat, and eyes. Asymptomatic infection is common in males and females.
Gonorrhoeae can cause infection of the genitals, throat, and eyes. Asymptomatic infection is common in males and females.Untreated infection may spread to the rest of the body (disseminated gonorrhea infection), especially the joints (septic arthritis).