
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.2764
Name	Moraxella urethralis Lautrop et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Lautrop et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Oligella urethralis
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.2764
Type Strain representative organism	LMG 5303^T (=LMG 1015 =CCUG 13463 =DSM 7531 =ATCC 17960 =CIP 103116)


Proper Form	Moraxella urethralis Lautrop et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Moraxella urethralis was originally described by Lautrop et al. 1970. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 1987, Rossau et al. established Moraxella urethralis as the basonym of Oligella urethralis (Lautrop et al. 1970) Rossau et al. 1987 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Moraxella urethralis Lautrop et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.2764.
Source File	10.1601/nm.2764.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 24, 2009.

References

Lautrop H, Bøvre K, Frederiksen W. A Moraxella-like microorganism isolated from the genito-urinary tract of man. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1970; 78:255-256.
Rossau R, Kersters K, Falsen E, Jantzen E, Segers P, Union A, Nehls L, de Ley J. Oligella, a new genus including Oligella urethralis comb. nov. (formerly Moraxella urethralis) and Oligella ureolytica sp. nov. (formerly CDC group IVe): relationship to Taylorella equigenitalis and related taxa. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:198-210. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-37-3-198.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.