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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:N.meningitidis.png|thumb|300px|right|Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neisseria meningitidis, gram-negative diplococci that cause meningococcal meningitis (magnified x 33000) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2197533/As-pretty-picture-lot-deadly--Killer-diseases-youve-seen-before.html).]]
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Introduction

Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neisseria meningitidis, gram-negative diplococci that cause meningococcal meningitis (magnified x 33000) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2197533/As-pretty-picture-lot-deadly--Killer-diseases-youve-seen-before.html).



Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae
Genus: Neisseria
Species: N. meningitidis
Italic
Subscript: H2O
Superscript: Fe3+




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References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

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Breakdown of the meninges, a three-layer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord (http://body-disease.com/acute-bacterial-meningitis/ ).
Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neisseria meningitidis, gram-negative diplococci that cause meningococcal meningitis (magnified x 33000) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2197533/As-pretty-picture-lot-deadly--Killer-diseases-youve-seen-before.html).