moraxella catarrhalis tests

Typically positive results with Moraxella catarrhalis:
  • The oxidase test
  • The catalase test
  • Tributyrin hydrolysis

  • Typically negative results with Moraxella catarrhalis:
  • Acid from glucose
  • Acid from maltose
  • Acid from fructose
  • Acid from sucrose
  • γ (gamma)-glutamylaminopeptidase
  • Polysaccharide synthesis


Compare the results with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis.