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Moraxella

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Moraxella [mə′rak·sə·lə]
(microbiology)
A genus of bacteria that are parasites of mucous membranes.


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Organisms are only cultured in 60% of patients with ARS, with Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis being the most common.
Increased recovery of Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus insuenzae in association with group A (beta)-haemolytic streptococci in healthy children and those with pharyngo-tonsillitis J Med Microbiol 2006;55: 989-92.
MICROBIAL ETIOLOGY Three species of bacteria account for most of the bacterial isolates in ABS and AOM: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis [9-11].
 
 
 
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