page_title: Diplococcus
section_title: Moraxella catarrhalis
hierarchical_section_title: Diplococcus / Taxonomy / Moraxella catarrhalis
caption_attribution_description: English: Pictorial representation of diplococcuus formation in M. catarrhalis
context_page_description: A diplococcus is a round bacterium that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells.
context_section_description: Phylum: Proteobacteria
  Class: Gammaproteobacteria
  Order: Pseudomonadales
  Family: Moraxellaceae
  Genus: Moraxella
  The genus Moraxella belongs to the family Moraxellaceae. This genus, Moraxellaceae, comprises gram-negative coccobacilli bacteria: Moraxella lacunata, Moraxella atlantae, Moraxella boevrei, Moraxella bovis, Moraxella canis, Moraxella caprae, Moraxella caviae, Moraxella cuniculi, Moraxella equi, Moraxella lincolnii, Moraxella nonliquefaciens, Moraxella osloensis, Moraxella ovis and Moraxella saccharolytica, Moraxella pluranimalium. However, only one has a morphology of diplococcus, Moraxella catarrhalis. M. catarrhalis is a salient pathogen contributing to infections in the human body.
caption: Pictorial representation of diplococcus formation in M. catarrhalis.
exif: {}