Gonorrhoea bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) colonies (white) being cultured on an agar growth medium (brown) in a petri dish. Gonorrhoea is a veneral (sexually-transmitted) disease. Infection is of the urethra,causing the discharge of a yellow fluid. It readily spreads to surrounding tissues. Further spread to the blood or brain may be fatal. Treatment is with antibiotic drugs. Grown on a combined chocolate and IsoVitaleX agar. Chocolate agar is a blood-enriched agar specially formulated for culturing Neisseria bacteria. IsoVitaleX is a commercial mixture of other nutrients needed to grow these bacteria | |
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