Moraxella bovis: Difference between revisions

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===Species===
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[[Image:M.bovis.jpg‎|frame|right|150px|Cattle eye infected with Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, caused by Moraxella bovis.
[[Image:M.bovis.jpg‎|frame|right|150px|Cattle eye infected with Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, caused by Moraxella bovis.
R, Craig. New Forest Eye. 2011. Photograph. Http://informedfarmers.com/new-forest-eye-in-beef-cattle/. Web.]]  
R, Craig. New Forest Eye. 2011. Photograph. http://informedfarmers.com/new-forest-eye-in-beef-cattle/ . Web.]]  
[[Image:M.bovis.jpg‎|frame|right|150px|PUT FIGURE LEGEND HERE ALONG WITH THE REFERENCE]]  
[[Image:M.bovis.jpg‎|frame|right|150px|PUT FIGURE LEGEND HERE ALONG WITH THE REFERENCE]]  
''Genus species''
''Genus species''

Revision as of 14:05, 25 April 2012

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A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Moraxella bovis

Classification

Higher order taxa

Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

Cattle eye infected with Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, caused by Moraxella bovis. R, Craig. New Forest Eye. 2011. Photograph. http://informedfarmers.com/new-forest-eye-in-beef-cattle/ . Web.
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Genus species

Description and significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?

Cell and colony structure

Interesting features of cell structure. Interesting features of colony structure.

Metabolism

Energy source(s); external electron donor(s) (=reductant source(s)); carbon source(s); oxygen classification; important molecules it produces.

Ecology

Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment. metagenomic data link

Pathology

How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors.

References

List your references here with hyperlinks to the papers or websites when possible. Also, provide the DOI number for articles. For example:

1. Angelos, John A., V. Michael Lane, Louise M. Ball, and John F. Hess. "Recombinant Moraxella Bovoculi Cytotoxin-ISCOM Matrix Adjuvanted Vaccine to Prevent Naturally Occurring Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis." Veterinary Research Communications 34.3 (2010): 229-39. Print. doi: 10.1007/s11259-010-9347-8 . http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2855018/

2. Bergey, D. H., Noel R. Krieg, and John G. Holt. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1984. Pp 415. http://books.google.com/books?id=0-VqgLiCPFcC&q=moraxella+bovis#v=onepage&q=moraxella&f=false

3. "Genes and Mapped Phenotypes." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene

4. Highlander, Sarah K., and George M. Weinstock. "HGSC at Baylor College of Medicine." HGSC at Baylor College of Medicine. 27 June 2006. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. http://www.hgsc.bcm.tmc.edu/projects/microbial/microbial-detail.xsp?project_id=123 .

5. McMichael, J. C. "Bacterial Differentiation within Moraxella Bovis Colonies Growing at the Interface of the Agar Medium with the Petri Dish." Microbiology 138.12 (1992): 2687-695. NCBI. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. doi: 10.1099/00221287-138-12-2687 . http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1362585

6. R, Craig. New Forest Eye. 2011. Photograph. Http://informedfarmers.com/new-forest-eye-in-beef-cattle/

7. Rodriguez, Jose E., Abebe Hassen, and James Reecy. "Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (Pinkeye) Study." Iowa State University, McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm. Web. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:qD2eCA1mRM4J:www.ag.iastate.edu/farms/05reports/mc/InfectiousBovineKeratocon.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjMND24hTzgAfzd8lDg_wcztQTqhTTzbkQWBGl_dx2K5np7wwMPk-ybiLvNCkrRL6DxLIwpeugZTLHwSwGkEyYjm4RXyNuAlNjT7LMn4U5MDJ2yYcaCOucV9QNHo_biJ0OOpku_&sig=AHIEtbRslSKkiWDNcee83wG6SrDgc7f0Eg

8. Schaechter, Moselio, John L. Ingraham, and Frederick C. Neidhardt. Microbe. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Microbiology, 2006.


Edited by Antonina Planson of Dr. Lisa R. Moore, University of Southern Maine, Department of Biological Sciences, http://www.usm.maine.edu/bio