Microbe Identification
Microbe nameNeisseria meningitidis
NCBI Taxonomy ID487
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumProteobacteria
ClassBetaproteobacteria
OrderNeisseriales
FamilyNeisseriaceae
GenusNeisseria
Species meningitidis
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeCocci
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes2
Oxygen preferenceAerobe
Optimal temperature35
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatHostAssociated
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementPairs
SporulationPairs
MetabolismNot Available
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanNot AvailableHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanLungNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanPharynxNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanLower respiratory tractNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanTracheaNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanNasopharynxNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanUrethraNot AvailableBacDive34718743