Pasteurella multocida
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pasteurellales; Pasteurellaceae; Pasteurella
Genus
Pasteurella multocida PM70
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Description and significance
In 1878, Pasteurella multocida was discovered in birds infected with cholera. Then in 1880, Louis Pasteur isolated it. P. multocida is a small, gram-negative bacterium. It is non-motile coccobacillus and penicillin-sensitive. It can cause infections in humans, as a result of cat or dog bites and scratches. Mammals and birds have it as part of their normal respiratory microbiota and display infections. P. multocida live in the upper respiratory tract of many vertebrate hosts. These include cats, dogs, rabbits, cows, pigs, and fowl. The host species provides these bacteria with nutrients, and if the bacteria are present in an external environment, it is only temporary. This bacteria is located in a wide range of environments. Cholera outbreaks are usually reported in the United States in north central California, the MidWest, and the Muleshoe National Refuge in Texas.
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