Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the etiologic agent of gonorrhea, which has been among the most
frequently reported communicable diseases in the United States since 1960. Women …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the etiologic agent of gonorrhea, is frequently asymptomatic in
women, often leading to chronic infections. One factor contributing to this may be biofilm …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae has been shown to form biofilms during cervical infection. Thus,
biofilm formation may play an important role in the infection of women. The ability of N …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of gonorrhea, can form biofilms in vitro and in
vivo. In biofilms, the organism is more resistant to antibiotic treatment and can serve as a …

Understanding how bacteria adapt to different environmental conditions is crucial for
advancing knowledge regarding pathogenic mechanisms that operate during infection as …

The gene encoding a nitric oxide reductase has been identified in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
The norB gene product shares significant identity with the nitric oxide reductases in …

Background Maintenance of an anaerobic denitrification system in the obligate human
pathogen, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, suggests that an anaerobic lifestyle may be important …

Several pathogens suppress exfoliation, a key defense of epithelia against microbial
colonization. Common among these pathogens, exemplified by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is …

N. gonorrhoeae initiates infection by adhering to and invading columnar epithelial cells.
Over time these activities often induce inflammation, with the influx of neutrophils and serum …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus) causes gonorrhea and is uniquely adapted to
survive within the human reproductive tract. Gonococci evade host immune surveillance in …