Bacterium
moraxella
[ mawr-uh k-sel-uh ]
Subclass of:
Moraxellaceae
Definitions related to moraxella :
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(moraxella) Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Moraxella genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(moraxella) A genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the Moraxellaceae family ocurring as short rods, coccobacilli or diplococci.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(moraxella) A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria occurring as rods (subgenus Moraxella) or cocci (subgenus Branhamella). Its organisms are parasitic on the mucous membranes of humans and other warm-blooded animals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(moraxella) Gram negative aerobic cocci of low virulence that colonize the nasopharynx and occasionally cause meningitis, bacteremia, empyema, pericarditis, and pneumonia.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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