Moraxella (Moraxella) bovis

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MSH: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is most frequently isolated from bovine eyes in cases of infectious keratoconjunctivitis (KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, INFECTIOUS), but also occurs in unaffected eyes and the nasal cavity of cattle.,NCI: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Moraxella bovis.,NCI: A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped, bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase positive, nonmotile, and requires serum or blood for growth in culture. M. bovis is pathogenic, being the causative agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. However only the piliated variant can colonize the conjunctiva.

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