Moraxella osloensis

BioHazard Level:

2

Growth Temperature:

30oC

Genomic sources for restriction enzymes (at this website):

MslI

Gram Stain:

Negative

Respiration:

Aerobic

Motility:

No

Taxonomy:

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Moraxellaceae; Moraxella; Moraxella

Industrial implications:

Moraxella osloensis is associated a slug-parasitic nematode (Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita) that transports Moraxella osloensis into the shell cavity of the graden slug (Deroceras reticulatum) or other mollusk pests, and the bacterium kills the mollusk.

Human health:

Moraxella osloensis is an opportunistic human pathogen found to cause several human diseases, including endocarditis and osteomyelitis.

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