Characteristics of Moraxella Include

Question

Characteristics of Moraxella include
A) oxidase-positive and nonmotile.
B) biochemically inert and aerobic.
C) susceptible to penicillin and opportunistic pathogens.
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Moraxella species are oxidase-positive and nonmotile, generally biochemically inert and aerobic, and they are susceptible to penicillin while being opportunistic pathogens. This makes all of the listed characteristics correct.