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2-474: Alysiella Aquaphilus Bergeriella Aquaspirillum Chromobacterium Eikenella Formivibrio Iodobacter Kingella Laribacter Microvirgula Neisseria Prolinoborus Simonsiella Vitreoscilla Vogesella The Neisseriaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota , within the Neisseriales order of Betaproteobacteria . While many organisms in

4-589: The family are mammalian commensals or part of the normal flora , the genus Neisseria includes two important human pathogens, specifically those responsible for gonorrhea (caused by N. gonorrhoeae ) and many cases of meningitis ("meningococcal meningitis", caused by N. meningitidis ). As a group, the Neisseriaceae are strictly aerobic and Gram-negative , occur mainly in pairs ( diplococci ), and typically do not have flagella . [[Category:Neisseriales| ] Aquaphilus A. dolomiae Aquaphilus

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