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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is classified as which type of bacteria?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is classified as which type of bacteria?
- Gram-negative (correct)
- Spore-forming
- Acid-fast
- Gram-positive
What is the oxygen requirement for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
What is the oxygen requirement for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
- Microaerophilic
- Facultative anaerobic
- Anaerobic
- Aerobic (correct)
Humans are the only natural hosts for which bacteria?
Humans are the only natural hosts for which bacteria?
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae (correct)
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Clostridium botulinum
- Escherichia coli
How is Neisseria gonorrhoeae primarily transmitted?
How is Neisseria gonorrhoeae primarily transmitted?
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How can Neisseria gonorrhoeae be passed from mother to child?
How can Neisseria gonorrhoeae be passed from mother to child?
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Characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Gram-negative bacterium
- Oxidase positive
- Aerobic cocci bacterium
- Appears microscopically under diplococcal arrangement
Transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Transmitted through sexual intercourse
- Can be passed from an infected mother to her baby during childbirth
- Humans are the only natural hosts for gonococcus
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