Moraxella atlantae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Pseudomonadales |
Family: | Moraxellaceae |
Genus: | Moraxella |
Species: | M. atlantae |
Binomial name | |
Moraxella atlantae Bøvre et al. 1976 |
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Type strain | |
ATCC 29525, CCM 6072, CCUG 6415, CCUG 6415 A, CDC 5118, CIP 82.25, DSM 6999, GIFU 3177, IFO 14588, LMG 5133, LMG 5314NBRC 14588, NCTC 11091 | |
Synonyms | |
Moraxella atlantensis |
Moraxella atlantensis
Moraxella atlantae is a Gram-negative, oxidase-positive and catalase-positive, rod-shaped, nonmotile bacterium in the genus Moraxella, which was isolated from aerobic blood cultures from a female cancer patient.M. atlantae is a rare opportunistic pathogen which can usually treated by common antibiotics.