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Neisseria differences

N. meningitidis ( meningococci)

a. Lens shaped ( affect meninges, near lens)
b. Capsulated  ( lens capsule)
c. Ferment maltose and glucose ( M enin G ococci)

N. gonorrhoeae ( gonococci)

a. Kidney shaped ( cause UTI, near kidney)
b. Non capsulated
c. Ferment glucose ( G onococci)

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