Moraxella

Characteristics/Epidemiology

Normal flora for respiratory tract and genital tract

Clinical significance

Moraxella catarrhalis can cause infections in:

• respiratory system
• middle ear
• eye
• CNS
• joints

Laboratory identification

• Aerobic
• Oxidase-positive
• Fastidious
• Does not ferment carbohydrate (differ from neisseria)

Cultured on blood or chocolate agar

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Bibliography: LWW microbiology