Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections usually affect the mucous membranes of the endocervix and urethra in females and of the urethra in males. ... Gram stain, Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture.

Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus), the well known agents of epidemic meningitis and gonorrhoea, respectively, are related Gram-negative bacteria that ...