NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, coccobacilli shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase and catalase positive, urease and alkaline
phosphatase negative, nonmotile, relatively halointolerant, susceptible to penicillin,
grows on blood agar or nutrient agar and does not reduce nitrate. M. lincolnii has
been isolated from humans with respiratory infections.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Moraxella lincolnii.;