Pasteurella, Mannheimia, Bibersteinia trehalosi - Gutierrez Flashcards
Pasteurella spp colonize in the __________
URT or intestinal tract
commensal, opportunistic usually
Which of the following is true about Pasteurella?
A. Motile
B. Infects a wide range of hosts
C. Hemolytic
D. Grows on MacConkey agar
B. Infects a wide range of hosts
P.multocida has 3 recognized subspecies:
Multocida, Gallicida, Septica
Pasteurella vs the environment?
Survives well in water and organic material for long periods
How are humans infected with P.multocida?
Bite wound from cats and dogs
P.multocida portal of entry is via the ___________
Respiratory tract
What toxin of pasteurella can result in progressive atrophic rhinitis in pigs?
PMT - activates osteoclasts (dermonecrotic toxin)
P.multocida in rabbits?
Snuffles - mucopurulent rhinosinusitis
Develops following stress
pleuropneumoniae, abscesses, otitis, conjunctiviits, genital infections
P. multocida causes _________ in birds
Fowl cholera
Which form of P.multocida in birds is fatal?
Peracute form
What capsule serogroups are found in fowl cholera?
A, D, or F
Where does fowl cholera persist?
URT, LRT, liver, lymphatics
Clinical manifestations of P. multocida in bovines?
- Pneumonia “shipping fever”
- Hemorrhagic septicemia
- Genital tract disease
- Severe mastitis
P. multocida is related to mass die-off events in _________
Ungulates and rodents