Neisseria
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| Cell Wall: Gram Negative | Shape: Cocci, Diplococci |
| Metabolism: Obligate Aerobe | |
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- Neisseria are the only clinically important gram negative cocci and both species are arranged as diplococci. Both species can be selectively grown on the Thayer-Martin chocolate agar selective media] supplemented with the antibiotics Vancomycin, Colistin, and Nystatin.
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