Unusual phenotypic characteristic of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from male patients who have sex with men Neisseria gonorrhoeaecon características fenotípicas atípicas de pacientes homosexuales masculinos

We describe four isolates of Ng from men who have sex with men (MSM) patients that were able to grow in theabscense of CO2, as previously was described for N. gonorrhoeae ssp. kochii. These isolates were able to grow aerobically (without any added CO2) at 37 °C giving small colonies after 48 hs; two...

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Main Authors: S.D. García, R. Massa, A. Famiglietti, C. Vay, G. Gutkind
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2004-06-01
Series:Revista Argentina de Microbiología
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325-75412004000200005