NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped, bacteria assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is positive for oxidase, catalase, butyrate esterase,
and y-glutamyl-aminopeptidase activities, negative for phenylalanine deaminase, urease,
lipase and lecithinase activity and relatively halointolerant. M. canis is an upper-airway
commensal of dogs and cats and is considered nonpathogenic in humans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Moraxella canis.;