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Species Moraxella oculi
Name: Moraxella oculi Wilkes et al. 2024
Etymology: o’cu.li. L. gen. masc. n. oculi, of the eye
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … O-ku-li, feminine
Type strain: ATCC TSD-373; NCTC 14942; Tifton1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
ON062946
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wilkes RP, Anis E, Kattoor JJ. Moraxella oculi sp. nov., isolated from a cow with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6281. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6301.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Moraxella Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wilkes RP, Anis E, Kattoor JJ. Moraxella oculi sp. nov., isolated from a cow with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6281. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 44991
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