Bacterium
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Oxidase-positive Gram-negative diplococcus
nye-SEER-ee-uh gon-oh-REE-eye
High-yield clue
Gram-negative diplococci + oxidase positive + STI coursework clue.
Overview
A Gram-negative diplococcus used in study questions about oxidase positivity, intracellular diplococci imagery, and antimicrobial-resistance surveillance vocabulary.
Classification
- Gram-negative
- Diplococci
- Oxidase positive
Lab & identification clues
- Oxidase positive
- Diplococci morphology
- NAAT vocabulary in coursework
Associations
- STI public-health vocabulary
- Drug-resistant gonorrhea framing
- Mucosal infection concepts
Commonly confused with
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Moraxella catarrhalis
Your notes
Original student-study summary. Sources checked: OpenStax Microbiology 2e, NCBI Bookshelf Medical Microbiology, and CDC topic pages where applicable; reviewed 2026-06. Educational only; no diagnosis, treatment, dosing, or specimen-handling guidance.