Association of mucoid encapsulated Moraxella duplex var. nonliquefaciens with chronic bronchitis.
The recovery of two strains of highly mucoid encapsulated Moraxella duplex var. nonliquefaciens from the sputum of two patients suffering from chronic bronchitis is described. The biochemical, morphological, and pathogenic characteristics of this microorganism are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009016:Moraxella / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology