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<big><center>[[Infectious agents and parasites|'''BACK TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PARASITES''']]</center></big>
<big><center>[[Infectious agents and parasites|'''BACK TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PARASITES''']]</center></big>
<big><center>[[Bacteria|'''BACK TO BACTERIA''']]</center></big>
<big><center>[[Bacteria|'''BACK TO BACTERIA''']]</center></big>
===Overview===
*''Moraxella bovis'' causes infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
*Found on mucous membranes of carrier cattle
*Susceptible to desiccation therefore short survival in environment
*Flies act as vectors, in which the bacteria can survive 72 hours
*Other species non-pathogenic
===Characteristics===
*Short, plump Gram negative rods or cocci occuring in pairs
*Non-motile
*Aerobic
*Catalase positive, oxidase postitive
*Unable to utilise sugars
*No growth on MacConkey agar
*Growth enhanced by addition of blood or serum to media
===Pathogenesis and pathogenicity===
*Virulent strains have fimbriae, are haemolytic and grow into agar
===Clnical infections===
**Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, or pink-eye/New Forest disease is an ocular disease of cattle
*Highly contagious infection of superficial tissues of eye
*Affects animals under 2 years old
*Decreased weight gain in beef cattle, decreased milk production
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===Diagnosis===
===Treatment and control===