Neisseriaceae

Neisseriaceae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae
Prévot, 1933
Genera

Alysiella
Aquaspirillum
Catenococcus
Chromobacterium
Eikenella
Formivibrio
Iodobacter
Kingella
Microvirgula
Neisseria
Prolinoborus
Simonsiella
Vitreoscilla
Vogesella

The Neisseriaceae are a family[1] of Proteobacteria, given their own order. While many organisms in the family are mammalian commensals or part of the normal flora, the genus Neisseria includes two important human pathogens, specifically those responsible for gonorrhea (caused by N. gonorrhoeae) and many cases of meningitis ("meningococcal meningitis", caused by N. meningitidis). As a group, the Neisseriaceae are strictly aerobic and Gram-negative, occur mainly in pairs (diplococci), and typically do not have flagella.

References

  1. Neisseriaceae at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)


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