moraxella

名词 n.
/ˌmɔː.ɹakˈsɛl.ə/|/ˌmɒ.ɹəkˈsɛl.ə/    /ˌmɔɹ.ækˈsɛl.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several short rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Moraxella (under family Moraxellaceae) which includes the causative agent (Moraxella lacunata) of catarrhal conjunctivitis; the bacterium inhabits the mucous membranes of mammals and causes infections of the middle ear, respiratory tract, and conjunctiva.

词形变化

moraxellas plural moraxellae plural

词源

Borrowed from translingual Moraxella (genus name).
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