Moraxellaceae

Moraxellaceae
Moraxellaceae
Acinetobacter baumannii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Moraxellaceae
Rossau et al. 1991
Genus

Acinetobacter
Alkanindiges
Branhamella
Enhydrobacter
Moraxella
Paraperlucidibaca
Perlucidibaca
Psychrobacter

The Moraxellaceae are a family of Gammaproteobacteria, including a few pathogenic species.[1] Other are harmless parasites of mammals and humans or occur in water or soil. The species are mesophilic or psychrotrophic (Psychrobacter).

Moraxella catarrhalis is human pathogen and Moraxella bovis is the cause of "Pink Eye" (Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis) of cattles.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria

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