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Moraxellaceae

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

Acinetobacter
Alkanindiges
Branhamella (Moraxella)
Enhydrobacter
Moraxella
Paraperlucidibaca
Perlucidibaca
Psychrobacter


Acinetobacter
Alkanindiges
Branhamella (Moraxella)
Enhydrobacter
Moraxella
Paraperlucidibaca
Perlucidibaca
Psychrobacter

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

Moraxella catarrhalis is a human pathogen, and Moraxella bovis is the cause of "pinkeye" of cattle ().


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