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Neisseria
- Colonial morphology
- Microscopic appearance
- serogrouping of Neisseria
- Biochemical tests of Neisseria
Neisseria
Neisseria
- Pyogenic meningitis
- Meningococcal septicaemia
- Chronic meningococcal arthritis
Neisseria meningitidis
- Cerebrospinal fluid
Neisseria meningitidis
- Blood for culture
- Swabs from haemorrhagic skin lesions
Neisseria meningitidis
non-motile Gram negative diplococcus (with joining sides flattened)
Neisseria meningitidis
In smears from specimens, meningococci are found inside pus cells (intracellular)
Neisseria meningitidis
In smears from specimens, meningococci are found inside pus cells (intracellular)
Neisseria meningitidis
Chocolate agar:- transparent or grey, shiny, 1-2 mm colonies after incubation in CO2
Neisseria meningitidis
Oxidase Test
Neisseria meningitidisCarbohydrate Utilization
- Gonorrhoeae
-Acute conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia Neonatorum)
- Vulvovaginitis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Gonococcal arthritis
- Urethral and cervical exudate
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Urine
- Eye Swab
- Rectal Swab
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
non-motile, non-capsulate Gram negative diplococcus
(with joining sides flattened)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
In smears from specimens, gonococci are found inside pus cells (intracellular)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Chocolate agar:- colourless, raised, 1-2 mm in diameter colonies
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
MNYC agar:- small, raised, translucent colonies
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Thayer-Martin agar:- small, raised, grey colonies
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Oxidase Test
Neisseria gonorrhoeaeCarbohydrate Utilization