In microbiology textbooks we were taught Neisseria gonorrhoeae is NAD auxotroph. Can anyone explain/point out references the biochemical reason why Neisseria gonorrhoeae needs NAD to be supplemented to the growth medium?
Please see this article and the references within: https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-abstract/128/2/178/2189229/Nutritional-Profiles-of-Neisseria-gonorrhoeae?redirectedFrom=PDF