= Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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<Neisseria gonorrhoeae> is the <bacterium> causing <gonorrhoea>, an <infection> of mucosal surfaces that can also produce complications beyond the original site. Some <infections> cause few recognizable symptoms, so symptom frequency and <infection> frequency need not coincide. <Gonorrhoea treatment guidance by CDC>[Gonococcal Infections Among Adolescents and Adults, opening description and Diagnostic Considerations]{ref}
It belongs to <Neisseria>, a genus that also includes human-associated commensal <species>. Shared ancestry therefore does not mean identical interactions with a <host>. Comparing <genomes> across the genus reveals genetic exchange, but the clinical behaviour of a <strain> depends on the organization and regulation of its <genome> as well as on <host> and <tissue> context. The disease name identifies a clinical entity; the <species> name identifies an organism.
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