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
HumanHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanLungBacDive34718743
HumanPharynxBacDive34718743
HumanLower respiratory tractBacDive34718743
HumanTracheaBacDive34718743
HumanNasopharynxBacDive34718743
HumanUrethraBacDive34718743