The bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae is ___.

Spiral-shaped

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Vibrio

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Bacillus

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Diplococcus

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Solution

The correct option is D Diplococcus
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also known as gonococci (plural), or gonococcus (singular), is a species of Gram-negative coffee bean-shaped diplococci bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea.

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A bacterium called Neisseria causes ___.

A bacterium called Neisseria causes

Column I	Column II	Column III
A. Trichomoniasis	1. Herpes simplex	(i) Pain in lower abdomen
B. Syphilis	2. Neisseria gonorrhoeae	(ii) Inflammation and itching in and around vagina
c. Gonorrhoea	3. Treponema pallidum	(iii) Patchy hair loss
d. Genital herpes	4. Trichomonas vaginalis	(iv) Feeling of uneasiness

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