Neisseria meningitidis causing meningococcal meningitis

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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:
Neisseria meningitidis



Italic
Subscript: H2O
Superscript: Fe3+

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Conclusion


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References

[7] ["Neisseria Meningitidis." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Apr. 2013. Web. 22 Apr. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neisseria_meningitidis>. ]

Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2009, Kenyon College.












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).