True about Neisseria gonorrhoea: (A) Kidney shaped, (B) Isolated in PIKE's medium, (C) Not transmitted through sexual contact, (D) Protein II is useful for typing
Answer is A. In smears from the urethral discharge in acute gonorrhea, the organism appears as diplococcus with the adjacent sides concave, being typically kidney-shaped Ref: Textbook of microbiology; Ananthanarayan and paniker's; 10th Edition; Pg:234