Bacterium
pasteurella pneumotropica
Subclass of:
Pasteurella
Definitions related to pasteurella pneumotropica:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-negative, coccobacillus shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, not acid fast, catalase, oxidase, phosphatase, urease, ornithine decarboxylase, and indole positive, reduces nitrate, not beta-hemolytic, produces a strong odor, but does not hydrolyze esculin. P. pneumotropica was isolated from rodents and is pathogenic to humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus PASTEURELLA, found in the NASOPHARYNX of normal GUINEA PIGS; RATS; HAMSTERS; MICE; DOGS; and CATS. When associated with disease, it is usually a secondary invader. Occasional infections have been reported in humans.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Pasteurella pneumotropica.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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