- Moraxellaceae
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Moraxellaceae Acinetobacter baumannii Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gammaproteobacteria Order: Pseudomonadales Family: Moraxellaceae
Rossau et al. 1991Genus Acinetobacter
Alkanindiges
Branhamella
Enhydrobacter
Moraxella
Paraperlucidibaca
Perlucidibaca
PsychrobacterThe 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
External links
- J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- Pink-eye in Beef Cattle - Department of Primary Industries
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