Moraxella bovis
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| Moraxella bovis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pseudomonadales |
| Family: | Moraxellaceae |
| Genus: | Moraxella |
| Species: | M. bovis |
| Binomial name | |
| Moraxella bovis (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Murray 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Moraxella bovis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive rod-shaped bacterium. It is the cause of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, a contagious ocular disease of cattle,[1][2] referred to colloquially as pinkeye or New Forest eye.[3] M. bovis was first associated with pinkeye in cattle 1915 in Bengal, India.[4] M. bovis has been observed as an opportunistic pathogen in humans.[5]
The restriction enzyme MboI, widely used in biotechnology, is isolated from this species.[6]
