MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH annotation : infection: coord IM with MORAXELLACEAE INFECTIONS (IM); note specifics but MORAXELLA
KINGAE see KINGELLA KINGAE is available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
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