Abstract
Moraxella bovoculi is a recently identified species, recovered from the bovine eye, which is under investigation as an etiological agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. A draft genome sequence of the Moraxella bovoculi type strain 237T has been determined to identify features that may be important during host colonization.
Highlights
Moraxella bovoculi is a recently identified species, recovered from the bovine eye, which is under investigation as an etiological agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
The disease was believed to be under the sole purview of Moraxella bovis [2]; a new species, designated Moraxella bovoculi, was isolated from calves with Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) in 2002 [3]
Circumstantial evidence implicates a role in pathogenesis, the precise contribution of M. bovoculi to IBK development, whether as a primary pathogen, opportunist, or additional predisposing factor, has yet to be established [4]
Summary
Moraxella bovoculi is a recently identified species, recovered from the bovine eye, which is under investigation as an etiological agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. The disease was believed to be under the sole purview of Moraxella bovis [2]; a new species, designated Moraxella bovoculi, was isolated from calves with IBK in 2002 [3]. Circumstantial evidence implicates a role in pathogenesis, the precise contribution of M. bovoculi to IBK development, whether as a primary pathogen, opportunist, or additional predisposing factor, has yet to be established [4].
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