About The Medical Condition Pasteurella multocida

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Pasteurella multocida

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Pasteurella multocida Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition 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.

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