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Pasteurella multocida is a small, Gram-negative, non-motile coccobacillus that is penicillin-sensitive and belongs to the Pasteurellaceae family.It can cause a zoonotic infection in humans, which typically is a result of bites or scratches from pets . Many mammals and fowl harbor it as part of their normal respiratory microbiota, displaying asyptomatic infections. Pasteurella multocida was first found in 1878 in fowl cholera-infected birds. However, it was not isolated until 1880,...


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    , became infected with the bacteria pasteurella multocida after picking up a rabbit on his farm. His mother of humans being infected with pasteurella multocida each year, usually from dogs and cats, and deaths were

    Aug 21, 2006

  • A mailman gets a severe bite wound from a pit... - 2 replies

    is: A. Bartonella henselae B. Brucella canis C. Clostridium tetani D. Pasteurella multocida E. Toxocara canis Pasteurella multocida is a small, gram-negative, non spore-forming coccobacillus...

    Jan 28, 2006

  • Animal activists taunt parents whose son died of rabbit flu... - 14 replies

    , died after becoming infected with the bacteria pasteurella multocida after picking up a rabbit on his Animal rights activists have targeted the parents of Britain's first known human victim of...

    Aug 25, 2006

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