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The Moraxella and Branhamella Subgenera of the Genus Moraxella

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The Prokaryotes

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The Moraxella genus is comprised of two subgenera, Moraxella and Branhamella (Bøvre, 1984). Within the Moraxella subgenus are found six clearly delineated species: M. (M.) lacunata, the type species of this subgenus, M. (M.) nonliquefaciens, M. (M.) atlantae, M. (M.) phenylpyruvica, and M (M.) osloensis. In addition, there is one species of uncertain taxonomic status, M. urethralis (species incertae sedis). The Branhamella subgenus consists of four species: M. (B.) catarrhalis, the type species of this subgenus, M. (B.) caviae, M. (B.) ovis, and M. (B.) cuniculi.

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  1. Emory University, 105 Bay Colt Road, 30201, Alpharetta, GA, USA

    Albert Balows

  2. Institute for Microbiology, University of Bonn, D-5300, Bonn 1, Germany

    Hans G. Trüper

  3. Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Martin Dworkin

  4. TNO Institute of Environmental Sciences, 2600 AE, Delft, The Netherlands

    Wim Harder

  5. Department of Microbiology, Technical University, D-8000, Munich 2, Germany

    Karl-Heinz Schleifer

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Doern, G.V. (1992). The Moraxella and Branhamella Subgenera of the Genus Moraxella . In: Balows, A., Trüper, H.G., Dworkin, M., Harder, W., Schleifer, KH. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2191-1_15

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