| Species/Subspecies: | Moraxella bovis | ||||||||
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| Category: | Causes hemolysis | ||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: named after the Swiss ophthalmologist V. Morax. Species epithet: of cattle. | ||||||||
| Significance: | [Very important] | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Gammaproteobacteria Order Pseudomonadales Family Moraxellaceae Genus Moraxella |
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| Type Strain: | ATCC 10900 = CCUG 2133 = NCTC 11013. | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell):
| Small, dry colonies (1-2 mm in diameter). A hemolyszon is usually produced on blodagar. | ||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Small nonmotile coccoid rods (1.0-1.5 x 1.5-2.5 µm), which are sometimes approaching the shape of cocci (0.6-1.0 µm in diameter). Appear singly, in pairs or as short chains. | ||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G- | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | Aerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | (+)/+ | ||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | DNase -, tryptophanase (indole) - | ||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | Members of the genus Moraxella does not ferment carbohydrates. | ||||||||
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| Vector: | Autumn fly (Musca autumnalis) and other fly species | ||||||||
| Disease: |
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| Virulence Factors: | Q-pili, which give the bacteria adhesion capability to epithelial cells in the cornea. I-pili, which contribute to bacterial survival in the host animal. | ||||||||
| Genome Sequence: |
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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About 20 species have been described within genus Moraxella and these species are related to members of the genus Acinetobacter. | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2022-09-22 |
