Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Neisseriales;Neisseriaceae;Neisseria;Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Description: One of two pathogenic Neisseria, this species causes the sexually transmitted disease (STD) gonorrhea, which is the leading reportable STD in adults in the USA. This human-specific organism colonizes and invades the mucosal surface of the urogenital epithelium, crosses the epithelial barrier, and ends up multiplying on the basement membrane. The result is severe painful inflammation and purulent discharge.Pathogenic functions include the antigenically variable type IV pilus and the opacity (Opa) proteins. The Opa proteins are responsible for the opaque colony phenotype due to the tight junctions between adjacent Neisseria, and are also responsible for tight adherence to host cells. This organism, like Neisseria meningitidis, is also naturally competent for DNA uptake. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Neisseria%20gonorrhoeae

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Neisseria	Genus	25
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Species	11

Name: Neisseria

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Neisseriales;Neisseriaceae;Neisseria

Description:
Neisseria is a large genus of bacteria that colonize the mucosal surfaces of many animals. Of the 11 species that colonize humans, only two are pathogens, N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae. Most gonoccocal infections are asymptomatic and self-resolving, and epidemic strains of the meningococcus may be carried in >95% of a population where systemic disease occurs at <1% prevalence.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neisseria

Genome Status
- Complete
- WGS
Isolation Country
- Canada
- Russia
- Unknown
Disease
- Gonorrhea
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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