[Growth patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: occurrence and significance].
The introduction of transparent mediums for the growth of the gonococcus in the laboratory led to a definitive examination of colonial morphology. Characteristics, such as size, elevation, colour, highlights, opacity,. consistency and evaluation of edges make possible to distinguish five colonial types: T1-T5. The most significant characteristic associated with colony morphology has been virulence; T1/T2-colonies are virulent for humans and T3/T4-colonies are avirulent. Interactions with host cells, metabolic, antigenic and genetic characteristics of N. gonorrhoease of different colonial morphology are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014774:Virulence
Wuchsformen von Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Vorkommen und Bedeutung.