Neisseria meningitidis (Sharpened)

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Summary[edit] Description: עברית: חיידקי מנינגוקוקוס לאחר צביעת גראם מפגינים התארגנות דיפלוקוקית במרחב מבעד למיקרוסקופ אור. English: This micrograph depicts the presence of aerobic Gram-negative Neisseria meningitidis diplococcal bacteria; Mag. 1150X. Meningococcal disease is an infection caused by a bacterium called N. meningitidis or the meningococcus. The meningococcus lives in the throat of 5-10% of healthy people. Rarely, it can cause serious illness such as meningitis or blood infection. Date: 5 March 2016. Source: Own work. Author: שועל.