Neisseria gonorrhea (Neisseriaceae gonorrhoeae) gram negative diplococci, oxidase positive, grows on Thayer-Martin medium and chocolate agar, does not ferment maltose.Gonorrhea (STD), gonococcal arthritis, ophthalmia neonatorum.
Pili (antiphagocytic and allows colonization), membrane protein II, IgA protease.
Co-infection with chlamydia is common.