True about Neisseria gonorrhoea
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
Kidney shaped
Isolated in PIKE's medium
Not transmitted through sexual contact
Protein II is useful for typing
Bacteriology