At a clinic in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, we observed an increase in Neisseria gonorrhoeae-negative men with suspected gonococcal urethritis who had urethral cultures positive for N. meningitidis. We describe genomes of 2 of these N. meningitidis sequence type 11 complex urethritis isolates. Clinical evidence suggests these isolates may represent an emerging urethrotropic clade.
Keywords: Neisseria; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Neisseria meningitidis; bacteria; genome; meningitis; sexually transmitted disease; sexually transmitted infections; urethra; urethritis.