Pasteurella multocida
A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria normally found in the flora of the mouth and respiratory tract of animals and birds. It causes shipping fever (see PASTEURELLOSIS, PNEUMONIC); HEMORRHAGIC BACTEREMIA; and intestinal disease in animals. In humans, disease usually arises from a wound infection following a bite or scratch from domesticated animals.
Year introduced: 1992
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Tree Number(s): B03.440.450.600.600.500, B03.660.250.550.590.500
MeSH Unique ID: D016979
Registry Number: txid747
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