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Neisseria meningitides is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis. It is used the evaluate and detect a suspected meningococcal disease.

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Does neisseria meningitidis have exotoxins and endotoxins?

Neisseria menigitidis is gram (-) not (+) all gram (-) have endotoxins.


How do you dispose neisseria meningitidis?

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What has the author Jane Dollie Stephenson written?

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It's sphere shaped, which in scientific terms is called cocci (singular - coccus).


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What has the author Stephen James Gray written?

Stephen James Gray has written: 'The genotyping of neisseria meningitidis by restriction fragment lengthpolymorphism (RFLP) analysis'


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Well ... I wouldn't ask Dr. Saman.