Kingdom Bacteria Order Pseudomonadales Higher classification Pseudomonadales | Phylum Proteobacteria Scientific name Moraxellaceae Rank Family | |
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Lower classifications Acinetobacter, Moraxella, Acinetobacter baumannii, Moraxella catarrhalis | ||
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 (infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis).
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