Moraxella /Mo·rax·el·la/ (mo-rak-sel´ah) a genus of bacteria (family Neisseriaceae), made up of gram-negative, short, aerobic, nonpigmented organisms found as parasites and pathogens on the mucous membranes of mammals; it includes two subgenera: M. (Moraxella) and M. (Branhamella). M. (Branhamel´la) catarrha´lis is a normal inhabitant of the human nasal cavity and nasopharynx, occasionally causing otitis media or respiratory disease. M. (Moraxel´la) lacuna´ta causes conjunctivitis and corneal infections.
Moraxella,
Moraxella [mo″-rak-sel´ah]
Mor·ax·el·la (môr  k-s l  )n. A genus of aerobic nonmotile bacteria, containing gram-negative cocci or short rods, that are parasitic on the mucous membranes of humans and other mammals; the type species, M. lacunata, causes conjunctivitis in humans. |
Moraxella,
a genus of the Neisseriaceae family of gram-negative nonmotile cocci. They are found as pathogens and parasites on the mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals.
Moraxella [mo″-rak-sel´ah]
a genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found as parasites on the mucous membranes of mammals. There are two subgenera: M. (Moraxella), occurring as rods, and M. (Branhamella), occurring as cocci. M. (Branhamella) catarrha´lis occasionally causes respiratory disease; M. (Moraxella) lacuna´ta causes conjunctivitis and corneal infections.
Moraxella
a genus of short, rod-shaped bacteria that occur in pairs. M. lacunata and M. phenylpyruvica are of unknown pathogenicity in animals.
Moraxella anatipestifer
see Riemerellaanatipestifer.
Moraxella bovis
causes infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis.
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