Medical Dictionary

Neisseriaceae

noun pl Neis·ser·i·a·ce·ae \nī-ˌsir-ē-ˈā-sē-ˌē\

Medical Definition of NEISSERIACEAE

:  a small family of spherical nonmotile gram-negative bacteria of the order Eubacteriales that are obligate parasites of warm-blooded vertebrates

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