Name the most important human pathogens in the genusNeisseria, along with the body systems affected by each.

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Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology
Section7.11: Biological Threat Agents
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Name the most important human pathogens in the genus
Neisseria, along with the body systems affected by each.

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Neisseria is a bacterial genus. Many of its species are found to be pathogenic in animals including humans. This bacterial genus has many species which are commensals too in humans. 

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