Moraxellaceae

Moraxellaceae
	Acinetobacter baumannii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pseudomonadales
Family:	Moraxellaceae; Rossau et al. 1991
Genus
	Acinetobacter; Alkanindiges; Branhamella (Moraxella); Cavicella; Faucicola; Fluviicoccus; Moraxella; Paraperlucidibaca; Perlucidibaca; Psychrobacter

The Moraxellaceae are a family of Gammaproteobacteria, including a few pathogenic species.[1] Others are harmless commensals of mammals and humans or occur in water or soil. The species are mesophilic or psychrotrophic (Psychrobacter).[2]

Moraxella catarrhalis is a human pathogen, and Moraxella bovis is the cause of "pinkeye" of cattle (infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis).[1]

References

George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
R. Rossau, A. van Landschoot, M. Gillis & J. de Ley, "Taxonomy of Moraxellaceae fam. nov., a New Bacterial Family To Accommodate the Genera Moraxella, Acinetobacter, and Psychrobacter and Related Organisms". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, vol. 42 (1991), n.º 2, pp. 310-319.

External links

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Pink-eye in Beef Cattle - Department of Primary Industries

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[Bergey-1] George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria

[2] R. Rossau, A. van Landschoot, M. Gillis & J. de Ley, "Taxonomy of Moraxellaceae fam. nov., a New Bacterial Family To Accommodate the Genera Moraxella, Acinetobacter, and Psychrobacter and Related Organisms". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, vol. 42 (1991), n.º 2, pp. 310-319.