Neisseria: NCBI 482, [genus]

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| "Gonococcus" Lindau 1898| "Merismopedia" Zopf 1885| Gonococcus| Neisseria| Neisseria Trevisan 1885

1. Pathogenic Species:

   • Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the two main pathogenic species within the genus Neisseria.
   • Neisseria meningitidis: It is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and can also cause septicemia. Meningococcal infections can be severe and life-threatening.
   • Neisseria gonorrhoeae: It is the causative agent of gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that primarily affects the genital and reproductive tract. Untreated gonorrhea can lead to serious complications.

2. Normal Microbiota:

   • Some species of Neisseria, such as Neisseria lactamica and Neisseria sicca, are part of the normal microbiota in the respiratory tract of humans.

3. Transmission:

   • Neisseria meningitidis is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can lead to outbreaks of meningococcal disease, especially in crowded or closed settings.
   • Neisseria gonorrhoeae is primarily transmitted through sexual contact.

4. Vaccination:

   • There are vaccines available for Neisseria meningitidis to prevent meningococcal infections. These vaccines are recommended for certain age groups and populations at higher risk.
   • As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, there is no vaccine widely available for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

5. Antibiotic Resistance:

   • Neisseria gonorrhoeae has shown a concerning trend of developing antibiotic resistance, which complicates treatment efforts.

Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
• AI Engines For more Details: Perplexity  Kagi Labs  You 

Legend

• The interactions are based on data from 1000 healthy individuals using shotgun 10M reads Precision Biome, a provider in full conformity to EU regulations for health information
• The width of the lines indicates R² (the coefficient of determination)
• Green indicates positive slope
• Red indicates negative
• Interactions are not two way because incidence of each bacteria are different

Neisseria impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.4786651134490967	0.7697639465332031	Haemophilus	Parent Taxa
0.351085901260376	0.6189776659011841	Aggregatibacter	Parent Taxa

Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Neisseria

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.38486018776893616	0.5965731739997864	Haemophilus	Parent Taxa
0.37677130103111267	0.6955605745315552	Aggregatibacter	Parent Taxa