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

The ability of bacterial pathogens to metabolically adapt to the environmental conditions of
their hosts is critical to both colonization and invasive disease. Infection with Neisseria …

Analysis of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA sequence database revealed the presence of
two genes, one encoding a protein predicted to be 37.5% identical (50% similar) in amino …

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 meningitidis historically has been an infrequent and sporadic cause of urethritis
and other urogenital infections. However, a nonencapsulated meningococcal clade …

Symptomatic gonococcal infection, caused by the pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gc), is
characterized by the influx of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) to the site of infection …

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 …

The WHO has recently classified Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a super-bacterium due to the
rapid spread of antibiotic resistant derivatives and an overall dramatic increase in infection …

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 (also known as gonococcus) has been causing gonorrhoea in
humans since ancient Egyptian times. Today, global gonorrhoea infections are rising at an …