This bacterium is a Gram-negative diplococci that possesses a capsule; finding these cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a preliminary diagnosis for the deadly disease it causes. What i bacterium? A) O Streptococcus pneumoniae B) O Neisseria meningitidis C) O Cryptosporidium parvum D) O Clostridium tetani E) O Staphylococcus aureus

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