The differentiating feature of Neisseria gonococcus from Neisseria meningitidis is
High-Yield Explanation
Gonococci resemble meningococci except that they acidify only glucose and not maltose in serum sugars while meningococci acidify both. Ref: Textbook of microbiology; Ananthanarayan and paniker's; 10th Edition; Pg:234