PASTEURELLA Flashcards
Isolated from animal bites (mainly cats) or
scratch wounds.
PASTEURELLA SP.
PASTEURELLA Virulence Factor
Endotoxin and capsule
BAP AND CAP on Pasteurella
colonies are gray and
non-hemolytic;
Positive in Oxidase, Catalase and Indole;
Weakly glucose fermenter
PASTEURELLA
“mushroom smell”
* Grows only on BAP and susceptible to penicillin
PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA
Biochemical Test: Positive: oxidase, OD,
indole and urease; Negative: ONPG
PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA
Positive in Oxidase, Catalase and Indole;
Weakly glucose fermenter
PASTEURELLA BETTYAE
Biochemical Test: Catalase (+); variable indole
PASTEURELLA BETTYAE
Most common isolate from human
specimens; most infections are
associated with dog and cat bites and
scratches; can cause respiratory tract
infections, including lung abscesses,
pneumonia, empyema, and tonsillitis;
usually underlying disease present or
immune complications; differentiated
by acid production from dulcitol and
sorbitol; rare clinical isolates, primarily
of veterinary interest
P. multocida
Human infections acquired mostly
through dog and cat bites
P. pneumotropica
Human infections caused by bites and
scratches of dogs and cats
P. dagmatis
Pathogen may be sexually transmitted;
formally known as CDC group HB-5
P. bettyae
Wound infections caused by dog bites
P. canis
Caused by bites
P. stomatis