Neisseria meningitidis
"Neisseria meningitidis". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 487. Type strain of Neisseria meningitidis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity ... He named the bacterium Diplococcus intracellularis meningitidis. Components from Neisseria meningitidis are being harnessed in ... Neisseria meningitidis, often referred to as the meningococcus, is a Gram-negative bacterium that can cause meningitis and ... "Neisseria meningitidis". National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Characteristics of N. ...
Factor H
There are however, important exceptions, such as for example the bacterial pathogen, Neisseria meningitidis (also called the ... Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; and Streptococcus pyogenes. The Gram-negative bacterium B.burgdorferi has ... "Enhanced bacteremia in human factor H transgenic rats infected by Neisseria meningitidis". Infection and Immunity. 80 (2): 643- ...
Meningococcal disease
Neisseria meningitidis colonises a substantial proportion of the general population harmlessly, but in a very small percentage ... ISBN 978-3-030-58416-0. Bash, Margaret C. (2022). "6. Infections caused by Neisseria meningitidis". In Jong, Elaine C.; Stevens ... Ross SC, Rosenthal PJ, Berberich HM, Densen P (June 1987). "Killing of Neisseria meningitidis by human neutrophils: ... Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). It has a ...
Bacterial capsule
The capsule is found most commonly among gram-negative bacteria: Escherichia coli (in some strains) Neisseria meningitidis ... Tzeng YL, Thomas J, Stephens DS (September 2016). "Regulation of capsule in Neisseria meningitidis". Critical Reviews in ... February 2017). "Molecular characterization of invasive capsule null Neisseria meningitidis in South Africa". BMC Microbiology ... April 2013). "Description and nomenclature of Neisseria meningitidis capsule locus". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 19 (4): 566- ...
Lipopolysaccharide
Additionally, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, as well as Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae, are capable of further ... In the case of Neisseria meningitidis, the lipid A portion of the molecule has a symmetrical structure and the inner core is ... For example, in Neisseria meningitidis L2,3,5,7,9, the terminal tetrasaccharide portion of the oligosaccharide (lacto-N- ... Tzeng YL, Datta A, Kolli VK, Carlson RW, Stephens DS (May 2002). "Endotoxin of Neisseria meningitidis composed only of intact ...
Neisseria RNA thermometer
RNA thermometers (RNATs) regulate gene expression in response to temperature, allowing pathogens such as Neisseria meningitidis ... NrrF RNA Neisseria sigma-E sRNA Neisseria sibling sRNAs NmsR/RcoF Loh E, Kugelberg E, Tracy A, Zhang Q, Gollan B, Ewles H, ... Chalmers R, Pelicic V, Tang CM (October 2013). "Temperature triggers immune evasion by Neisseria meningitidis". Nature. 502 ( ... an RNA thermometer that modulates immune evasion by Neisseria meningitidis". Nucleic Acids Research. 44 (19): 9426-9437. doi: ...
Shwartzman phenomenon
This reaction was experimented using Neisseria meningitidis endotoxin. A related observation was made by Giuseppe Sanarelli ... This is notably seen with Neisseria meningitidis. "Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates - Firsts in Clinical Immunology". ...
Meningococcal vaccine
Neisseria meningitidis has 13 clinically significant serogroups, classified according to the antigenic structure of their ... Menhibrix is indicated for active immunization to prevent invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C and Y ... The vaccine, Menhibrix, prevents disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C and Y and Haemophilus influenzae type b ... Clonal Groupings in Serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis. Archived 17 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine "Vaccines: Vac-Gen/Side ...
Outer membrane protein OpcA
Neisseria meningitidis causes meningococcal meningitis and sepsis. Opc (formerly called 5C) is one of the major outer membrane ... Derrick JP, Prince SM, Achtman M (2002). "Crystal structure of the OpcA integral membrane adhesin from Neisseria meningitidis ... Zhu P, Klutch MJ, Derrick JP, Prince SM, Tsang RS, Tsai CM (2003). "Identification of opcA gene in Neisseria polysaccharea: ... Outer membrane adhesin OpcA protein family consists of several Neisseria species specific outer membrane proteins. ...
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
Typically, it is caused by Neisseria meningitidis. The bacterial infection leads to massive bleeding into one or (usually) both ... When caused by Neisseria meningitidis, WFS is considered the most severe form of meningococcal sepsis. The onset of the illness ... Meningococcus is another term for the bacterial species Neisseria meningitidis; blood infection with said species usually ...
N-acetylneuraminate synthase
BLACKLOW RS, WARREN L (1962). "Biosynthesis of sialic acids by Neisseria meningitidis". J. Biol. Chem. 237: 3520-6. PMID ...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria meningitidis Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Genus Neisseria". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). ... Xu J, Seifert HS (November 2018). "Analysis of Pilin Antigenic Variation in Neisseria meningitidis by Next-Generation ... Gonorrhea at eMedicine "Neisseria gonorrhoeae". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 485. Type strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae at BacDive - ... urogenital and anorectal infections and invasive disease due to Neisseria meningitidis". Lancet. 395 (10240): 1865-1877. doi: ...
Neisseria lactamica
Gold R, Goldschneider I, Lepow ML, Draper TF, Randolph M (1978). "Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria lactamica in ... "Mathematical modelling of infection and disease due to Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria lactamica". International Journal ... There is an inverse relationship between colonisation by N. lactamica and Neisseria meningitidis. Carriage of N. lactamica has ... n., a lactose-fermenting species resembling Neisseria meningitidis". Applied Microbiology. 17 (1): 71-7. doi:10.1128/am.17.1.71 ...
Cystine tryptic agar
n., a lactose-fermenting species resembling Neisseria meningitidis". Appl Microbiol. 17 (1): 71-7. doi:10.1128/am.17.1.71- ... Hollis DG, Wiggins GL, Weaver RE (January 1969). "Neisseria lactamicus sp. ...
Multilocus sequence typing
1) to characterize Neisseria meningitidis using six loci. The application of MLST has clearly resolved the major meningococcal ... The first MLST scheme to be developed was for Neisseria meningitidis, the causative agent of meningococcal meningitis and ... "The relative contributions of recombination and mutation to the divergence of clones of Neisseria meningitidis". Mol Biol Evol ... It is a well known fact that recombinational exchanges commonly occur in N. meningitidis, leading to rapid diversification of ...
Passive smoking
Risk of carrying Neisseria meningitidis or Streptococcus pneumoniae. A possible increased risk of periodontitis. Overall ...
Trimeric autotransporter adhesin
The NadA protein is found in a species of Gram-negative bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis, which causes sepsis and ... 2011). "Mapping of the Neisseria meningitidis NadA cell-binding site: relevance of predicted {alpha}-helices in the NH2- ... 2002). "NadA, a novel vaccine candidate of Neisseria meningitidis". J Exp Med. 195 (11): 1445-54. doi:10.1084/jem.20020407. PMC ... YadA of Yersinia enterocolitica NadA of Neisseria meningitidis UspA1 and A2 of Moraxella catarrhalis Hia and Hsf of Haemophilus ...
Maltose phosphorylase
FITTING C, DOUDOROFF M (1952). "Phosphorolysis of maltose by enzyme preparations from Neisseria meningitidis". J. Biol. Chem. ...
Vaccine resistance
Neisseria meningitidis, Newcastle disease virus, and porcine circovirus type 2. Kennedy, David A.; Read, Andrew F. (2017-03-29 ... Electrophoretic Type 15 Neisseria meningitidis in Canada". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 177 (6): 1754-1757. doi:10.1086/ ...
African meningitis belt
Neisseria meningitidis is found in other parts of the world as well, but the highest rates occur in the "meningitis belt." ... It extends from Senegal to Ethiopia, and the primary cause of meningitis in the belt is Neisseria meningitidis. The belt was ... Historically, 90% of outbreaks in the meningitis belt were primarily due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA). However, ... "Intercontinental spread of an epidemic group A Neisseria meningitidis strain". Lancet. 2 (8657): 260-263. doi:10.1016/s0140- ...
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
"Insufficient protection by Neisseria meningitidis vaccination alone during eculizumab therapy". Pediatr Nephrol. 26 (10): 1919- ...
Mariagrazia Pizza
1 March 2000). "Complete genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain MC58". Science. 287 (5459): 1809-1815. ...
Sugar-phosphatase
I. Substrate specificity, intracellular localization, and purification from Neisseria meningitidis". J. Biol. Chem. 242 (9): ...
Rino Rappuoli
Tettelin, H. (2000). "Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58". Science. 287 (5459): 1809- ... Major achievements include development of CRM197 used in Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and pneumococcus ...
Sara Branham Matthews
She is credited with the discovery and isolation of Neisseria meningitidis. Neisseria is a common causative organism of ... an American microbiologist and physician best known for her research into the isolation and treatment of Neisseria meningitidis ... Neisseria catarrhalis was renamed Branhamella caterrhalis in 1970, years after Branham's death. The new name was officially ...
List of sequenced bacterial genomes
2000). "Complete DNA sequence of a serogroup A strain of Neisseria meningitidis Z2491". Nature. 404 (6777): 502-6. Bibcode: ... 2000). "Complete genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain MC58". Science. 287 (5459): 1809-15. Bibcode: ...
Brain abscess
Less common organisms include: Haemophillus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. Bacterial ...
Neisseria sigma-E sRNA
... is a non-coding RNA found in the bacterial genus Neisseria, including the two pathogens N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae. The ... See also: NrrF sRNA Neisseria RNA thermometers Neisseria sibling sRNAs NmsR/RcoF Huis in 't Veld RA, Willemsen AM, van Kampen ... "Deep sequencing whole transcriptome exploration of the σE regulon in Neisseria meningitidis". PLOS ONE. 6 (12): e29002. doi: ...
Rifampicin
It is also used as preventive treatment against Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcal) infections. Rifampicin is also ... It is also sometimes used to treat infections by Listeria species, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Haemophilus influenzae, and ...
Conjunctivitis
Though very rare, hyperacute cases are usually caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Neisseria meningitidis. Chronic cases of ... Vaccination against adenovirus, Haemophilus influenzae, pneumococcus, and Neisseria meningitidis is also effective. Povidone- ... Cases of bacterial conjunctivitis that involve the production of membranes or pseudomembranes are associated with Neisseria ...