Moraxella nonliquefaciens (CIP 70.37, ATCC 17953, NCTC 7784)
Moraxella nonliquefaciens C 94-072 is a bacterium of the family Moraxellaceae.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Pseudomonadales |
| Family Moraxellaceae |
| Genus Moraxella |
| Species Moraxella nonliquefaciens |
| Full scientific name Moraxella nonliquefaciens (Scarlett 1916) Lwoff 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) |
Physiology and metabolism
Pathway annotation
Computationally determined by 
| @ref | pathway | enzyme coverage | annotated reactions | external links | |
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| 66794 | biotin biosynthesis | 100 | 4 of 4 |   |
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| 66794 | ppGpp biosynthesis | 100 | 4 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | adipate degradation | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | cis-vaccenate biosynthesis | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | palmitate biosynthesis | 100 | 22 of 22 | |
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| 66794 | coenzyme A metabolism | 100 | 4 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | formaldehyde oxidation | 100 | 3 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | denitrification | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | suberin monomers biosynthesis | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate | 100 | 1 of 1 | |
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| 66794 | CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis | 100 | 3 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | threonine metabolism | 100 | 10 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | folate polyglutamylation | 100 | 1 of 1 | |
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| 66794 | lipid A biosynthesis | 88.89 | 8 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | chorismate metabolism | 88.89 | 8 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | valine metabolism | 88.89 | 8 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | isoleucine metabolism | 87.5 | 7 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | citric acid cycle | 85.71 | 12 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | ubiquinone biosynthesis | 85.71 | 6 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | vitamin B6 metabolism | 81.82 | 9 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | methylglyoxal degradation | 80 | 4 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | peptidoglycan biosynthesis | 80 | 12 of 15 | |
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| 66794 | tetrahydrofolate metabolism | 78.57 | 11 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | photosynthesis | 78.57 | 11 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | serine metabolism | 77.78 | 7 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | NAD metabolism | 77.78 | 14 of 18 | |
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| 66794 | vitamin B1 metabolism | 76.92 | 10 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | phenylalanine metabolism | 76.92 | 10 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | acetate fermentation | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | CMP-KDO biosynthesis | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | butanoate fermentation | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | propanol degradation | 71.43 | 5 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | glutamate and glutamine metabolism | 71.43 | 20 of 28 | |
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| 66794 | cardiolipin biosynthesis | 71.43 | 5 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | propionate fermentation | 70 | 7 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis | 66.67 | 6 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | flavin biosynthesis | 66.67 | 10 of 15 | |
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| 66794 | aspartate and asparagine metabolism | 66.67 | 6 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | L-lactaldehyde degradation | 66.67 | 2 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | acetoin degradation | 66.67 | 2 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota | 66.67 | 6 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | alanine metabolism | 65.52 | 19 of 29 | |
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| 66794 | 6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis | 62.5 | 5 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | gluconeogenesis | 62.5 | 5 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | leucine metabolism | 61.54 | 8 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | methionine metabolism | 57.69 | 15 of 26 | |
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| 66794 | purine metabolism | 56.38 | 53 of 94 | |
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| 66794 | d-mannose degradation | 55.56 | 5 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | lipid metabolism | 54.84 | 17 of 31 | |
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| 66794 | isoprenoid biosynthesis | 53.85 | 14 of 26 | |
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| 66794 | oxidative phosphorylation | 52.75 | 48 of 91 | |
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| 66794 | non-pathway related | 52.63 | 20 of 38 | |
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| 66794 | histidine metabolism | 51.72 | 15 of 29 | |
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| 66794 | ethanol fermentation | 50 | 1 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | tryptophan metabolism | 50 | 19 of 38 | |
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| 66794 | sulfopterin metabolism | 50 | 2 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | heme metabolism | 50 | 7 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | C4 and CAM-carbon fixation | 50 | 4 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | phenylmercury acetate degradation | 50 | 1 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | glycine metabolism | 50 | 5 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | cysteine metabolism | 50 | 9 of 18 | |
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| 66794 | pyrimidine metabolism | 48.89 | 22 of 45 | |
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| 66794 | glycolysis | 47.06 | 8 of 17 | |
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| 66794 | arginine metabolism | 45.83 | 11 of 24 | |
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| 66794 | proline metabolism | 45.45 | 5 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | lysine metabolism | 45.24 | 19 of 42 | |
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| 66794 | glutathione metabolism | 42.86 | 6 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | tyrosine metabolism | 42.86 | 6 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds | 41.67 | 5 of 12 | |
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| 66794 | arachidonate biosynthesis | 40 | 2 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | lipoate biosynthesis | 40 | 2 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | ketogluconate metabolism | 37.5 | 3 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | pentose phosphate pathway | 36.36 | 4 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | acetyl CoA biosynthesis | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | IAA biosynthesis | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | methane metabolism | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | pantothenate biosynthesis | 33.33 | 2 of 6 | |
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| 66794 | nitrate assimilation | 33.33 | 3 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | enterobactin biosynthesis | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | octane oxidation | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | cyanate degradation | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | selenocysteine biosynthesis | 33.33 | 2 of 6 | |
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| 66794 | (5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | urea cycle | 30.77 | 4 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway | 29.41 | 5 of 17 | |
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| 66794 | benzoyl-CoA degradation | 28.57 | 2 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway | 28.57 | 2 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | alginate biosynthesis | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of sugar alcohols | 25 | 4 of 16 | |
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| 66794 | glycogen biosynthesis | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | lactate fermentation | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | cyclohexanol degradation | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | toluene degradation | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of pentoses | 25 | 7 of 28 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of hexoses | 22.22 | 4 of 18 | |
Fatty acid profile
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Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
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| Enzymology | Comprehensive Laboratory Evaluation of a Specific Lateral Flow Assay for the Presumptive Identification of Francisella tularensis in Suspicious White Powders and Aerosol Samples. | Pillai SP, DePalma L, Prentice KW, Ramage JG, Chapman C, Sarwar J, Parameswaran N, Petersen J, Yockey B, Young J, Singh A, Pillai CA, Manickam G, Thirunavkkarasu N, Avila JR, Sharma S, Morse SA, Venkateswaran K, Anderson K, Hodge DR. | Health Secur | 10.1089/hs.2019.0151 | 2020 |  |
| Enzymology | Comprehensive Laboratory Evaluation of a Lateral Flow Assay for the Detection of Yersinia pestis. | Prentice KW, DePalma L, Ramage JG, Sarwar J, Parameswaran N, Petersen J, Yockey B, Young J, Joshi M, Thirunavvukarasu N, Singh A, Chapman C, Avila JR, Pillai CA, Manickam G, Sharma SK, Morse SA, Venkateswaran KV, Anderson K, Hodge DR, Pillai SP. | Health Secur | 10.1089/hs.2019.0094 | 2019 | |
| Enzymology | Comprehensive Laboratory Evaluation of a Highly Specific Lateral Flow Assay for the Presumptive Identification of Bacillus anthracis Spores in Suspicious White Powders and Environmental Samples. | Ramage JG, Prentice KW, DePalma L, Venkateswaran KS, Chivukula S, Chapman C, Bell M, Datta S, Singh A, Hoffmaster A, Sarwar J, Parameswaran N, Joshi M, Thirunavkkarasu N, Krishnan V, Morse S, Avila JR, Sharma S, Estacio PL, Stanker L, Hodge DR, Pillai SP. | Health Secur | 10.1089/hs.2016.0041 | 2016 | |
| General approach to bacterial nutrition: growth factor requirements of Moraxella nonliquefaciens. | Juni E, Heym GA, Bradley RA. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.160.3.958-965.1984 | 1984 | | |
| Enzymology | Simple genetic transformation assay for rapid diagnosis of Moraxella osloensis. | Juni E. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.27.1.16-24.1974 | 1974 | |
| Biotechnology | Patterns of cell division, DNA base compositions, and fine structures of some radiation-resistant vegetative bacteria found in food. | Sanders SW, Maxcy RB. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.37.1.159-168.1979 | 1979 | |
| N4-methylcytosine as a minor base in bacterial DNA. | Ehrlich M, Wilson GG, Kuo KC, Gehrke CW. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.169.3.939-943.1987 | 1987 | | |
| Phylogeny | Interspecies transformation of Acinetobacter: genetic evidence for a ubiquitous genus. | Juni E. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.112.2.917-931.1972 | 1972 | |
| Transformation assay for identification of psychrotrophic achromobacters. | Juni E, Heym GA. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.40.6.1106-1114.1980 | 1980 | | |
| Phylogeny | Differentiation of Moraxella nonliquefaciens, M. lacunata, and M. bovis by using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and hybridization with pilin-specific DNA probes. | Tonjum T, Caugant DA, Bovre K. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.30.12.3099-3107.1992 | 1992 | |
| Sequence divergence in two tandemly located pilin genes of Eikenella corrodens. | Tonjum T, Weir S, Bovre K, Progulske-Fox A, Marrs CF. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.61.5.1909-1916.1993 | 1993 | | |
| Enzymology | Purification and characterization of Eikenella corrodens type IV pilin. | Hood BL, Hirschberg R. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.63.9.3693-3696.1995 | 1995 | |
| Identification of type 4 pili in Kingella denitrificans. | Weir S, Marrs CF. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.60.8.3437-3441.1992 | 1992 | | |
| Enzymology | Study of the Moraxella group. I. Genus Moraxella and the Neisseria catarrhalis group. | Baumann P, Doudoroff M, Stanier RY. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.95.1.58-73.1968 | 1968 | |
| Identification of Haemophilus aphrophilus and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by DNA-DNA hybridization and genetic transformation. | Tonjum T, Bukholm G, Bovre K. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.28.9.1994-1998.1990 | 1990 | | |
| Cloning and sequencing of a Moraxella bovis pilin gene. | Marrs CF, Schoolnik G, Koomey JM, Hardy J, Rothbard J, Falkow S. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.163.1.132-139.1985 | 1985 | | |
| Phylogeny | Identification of Gram-negative non-fermenters and oxidase-positive fermenters by the Oxi/Ferm tube. | Holmes B, Dowling J, Lapage SP. | J Clin Pathol | 10.1136/jcp.32.1.78 | 1979 | |
| Pilins of Bacteroides nodosus: molecular basis of serotypic variation and relationships to other bacterial pilins. | Elleman TC. | Microbiol Rev | 10.1128/mr.52.2.233-247.1988 | 1988 | | |
| Enzymology | The type 4 pilin of Moraxella nonliquefaciens exhibits unique similarities with the pilins of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Dichelobacter (Bacteroides) nodosus. | Tonjum T, Marrs CF, Rozsa F, Bovre K | J Gen Microbiol | 10.1099/00221287-137-10-2483 | 1991 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive135662.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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