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Moraxella
(mo″rak-selŽә)
a genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found as parasites on the mucous membranes of mammals. There are two subgenera:
M. (Moraxella), occurring as rods, and M. (Branhamella), occurring as cocci. M. (Branhamella) catarrhaŽlis occasionally causes respiratory disease; M. (Moraxella) lacunaŽta causes conjunctivitis and corneal infections.

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