Name: Moraxella equi Hughes and Pugh 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: e’qui. L. gen. masc. n. equi, of the horse
Type strain: 327/72; ATCC 25576; CIP 82.26; DSM 18027; LMG 5130; LMG 5315; NCTC 11012
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16S rRNA gene: AF005184 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Hughes DE, Pugh GWJ. Isolation and description of a Moraxella from horses with conjunctivitis. Am J Vet Res 1970; 31:457-462.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Hughes DE, Pugh GWJ. Isolation and description of a Moraxella from horses with conjunctivitis. Am J Vet Res 1970; 31:457-462.
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Record number: 778310