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Branhamella
Branhamella[‚bran·ə′mel·ə] (microbiology) A genus of bacteria in the family Neisseriaceae; cocci occur in pairs with flattened adjacent sides; parasites of mammalian mucous membranes. Branhamella
Branhamella [bran″hah-mel´ah] Moraxella (Branhamella).Branhamella (bran'hă-mel'ă), A subgenus of aerobic, nonmotile, non-spore-forming bacteria containing gram-negative cocci that occur in pairs with adjacent sides flattened; these organisms are currently considered closely related to the genus Moraxella. They occur in the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. The type species is Branhamella catarrhalis. [Sara Branham] Bran·ha·mel·la (bran-hă-mel'ă) A subgenus of aerobic, nonmotile, non-spore-forming bacteria containing gram-negative cocci that occur in pairs with adjacent sides flattened. They are found in the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract and occasionally cause respiratory infections and otitis media. [Sara Branham]Branham, Sara Elizabeth, U.S. bacteriologist, 1888-1962. Branhamella - a subgenus of the genus Moraxella, occurring in mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. |