Pasteurella stomatis

Pasteurella stomatis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pasteurellales
Family: Pasteurellaceae
Genus: Pasteurella
Species: Pasteurella stomatis
Mutters et al. 1985

Pasteurella stomatis, is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, penicillin-sensitive coccobacillus belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family.[1] Bacteria from this family cause zoonotic infections in humans. These infections manifest themselves as skin or soft tissue infections after an animal bite.[2]

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References

  1. Mutters, R.; Ihm, P.; Pohl, S.; Frederiksen, W.; Mannheim, W. (1985). "Reclassification of the Genus Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 on the Basis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Homology, with Proposals for the New Species Pasteurella dagmatis, Pasteurella canis, Pasteurella stomatis, Pasteurella anatis, and Pasteurella langaa". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 35 (3): 309–322. doi:10.1099/00207713-35-3-309. ISSN 0020-7713.
  2. Pouëdras P, Donnio PY, Le Tulzo Y, Avril JL (January 1993). "Pasteurella stomatis infection following a dog bite". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 12 (1): 65. PMID 8462567.

Further Reading

Pouedras, P (1993). "Pasteurella stomatis infection following a dog bite". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 12 (1): 65. doi:10.1007/BF01997063. 

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