Neisseria gonorrhoeae vs gonococcus

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and gonococcus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Yes	No	No	No
gonococcus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and gonococcus are synonyms defined as:

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and gonococcus: the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (noun)	gonococcus (noun)
the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea	the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea