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Neisseria meningitidis
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Neisseria men·in·git·i·dis (mnn-jt-ds)
n.
The bacteria that is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis; meningococcus.
Neisseria meningitidis.
Neisseria meningitidis
Meningococcus Infectious disease A gram-positive coccus which is part of the normal nasopharyngeal flora; it is one of the most common causes of meningitis in the US
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