Regan Hansen – A006569939
Biology 3300 - 503
Library Unknown – Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
The characteristics that I had to look for was a gram negative coccus, often in flattened pairs, non-motile, aerobic, acid from glucose but not maltose, nitrites not reduced, and isolated from a sick human. I found out that there seems to be a very small amount of gram negative coccus bacteria. The biggest factor that helped me in determining my unknown was seeing that the acid came from glucose and not maltose. Actually treating gonococci has become more difficult because they are exhibiting a decrease susceptibility and resistance to many antibiotics used to treat them. It has been seen that “it may be influencing both the emergence and transmission of antimicrobial resistant STI pathogens.” (1) One of the biggest factors of why this disease has not been able to be treated is due to its impressive ability to have antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This continues to make things harder for researchers because they might think they have found a treatment just to have it be counteracted a bit later over time. There is a lot of research now going into multi-genome studies that are “focusing on the sub-populations that are impacting the AMR and the evolution in which the species itself is continuing to survive.”(2) I feel like an important aspect that could better help identifying …show more content…
Lewis, David A., Lukehart, Sheila A. (2011) Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Treponema palidum: evolution, therapeutic challenges and the need to strengthen global surveillance. Sex Trans Infect;87:39-43
2. Ezewudo et al. (2015), Population sturctures of Neisseria gonorrhoeae based on whole genome data and its relationship with antibiotic resistance. PeerJ 3:e806: DOI 10.717/peerj.806
3. Bergey, D. H., Buchanan, R. E., Gibbons, N. E., & American Society for Microbiology. (1974). Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology. Baltimore: Williams &
Biology 3300 - 503
Library Unknown – Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
The characteristics that I had to look for was a gram negative coccus, often in flattened pairs, non-motile, aerobic, acid from glucose but not maltose, nitrites not reduced, and isolated from a sick human. I found out that there seems to be a very small amount of gram negative coccus bacteria. The biggest factor that helped me in determining my unknown was seeing that the acid came from glucose and not maltose. Actually treating gonococci has become more difficult because they are exhibiting a decrease susceptibility and resistance to many antibiotics used to treat them. It has been seen that “it may be influencing both the emergence and transmission of antimicrobial resistant STI pathogens.” (1) One of the biggest factors of why this disease has not been able to be treated is due to its impressive ability to have antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This continues to make things harder for researchers because they might think they have found a treatment just to have it be counteracted a bit later over time. There is a lot of research now going into multi-genome studies that are “focusing on the sub-populations that are impacting the AMR and the evolution in which the species itself is continuing to survive.”(2) I feel like an important aspect that could better help identifying …show more content…
Lewis, David A., Lukehart, Sheila A. (2011) Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Treponema palidum: evolution, therapeutic challenges and the need to strengthen global surveillance. Sex Trans Infect;87:39-43
2. Ezewudo et al. (2015), Population sturctures of Neisseria gonorrhoeae based on whole genome data and its relationship with antibiotic resistance. PeerJ 3:e806: DOI 10.717/peerj.806
3. Bergey, D. H., Buchanan, R. E., Gibbons, N. E., & American Society for Microbiology. (1974). Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology. Baltimore: Williams &