Moraxella bovis
Moraxella bovis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive diplococcus implicated in infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, an eye disease of cattle,[1][2] also colloquially known as pinkeye or New Forest eye.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
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| Species: | M. bovis |
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| Moraxella bovis | |
References
- George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
- https://www.merckvetmanual.com/eye-and-ear/infectious-keratoconjunctivitis/overview-of-infectious-keratoconjunctivitis
- https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Moraxella_bovis
External links
- Pink-eye in Beef Cattle - Department of Primary Industries
- Morexalla bovis - an overview
- Type strain of Moraxella bovis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
- Culturing pinkeye lesions: Moraxella bovis vs. Moraxella ovis
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