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| + | |pagebody = The ''Pasteurella'' and ''Mannheimia'' species are small, Gram-negative bacilli or coccobacilli. They are common commensals of the upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal mucosa of animals. |
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− | ===Overview ''Pasteurella'' and ''Mannheimia''===
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− | *Common commensals of the upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract mucosa of animals
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− | *Usually opportunistic organisms, causing disease during times of stress, low resistance or concurrent infection
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− | *Not part of the human bacterial flora
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− | *Small Gram-negative bacilli or coccobacilli
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− | *Facultative anaerobes
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− | *Oxidase-positive
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− | *May show bipolar staining with polychrome stains such as Wright's stain
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− | *Capsules contain acidic polysaccharides
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− | ===''Pasteurella'' Properties===
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− | *Catarrhal odour
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− | *Produce endotoxins which cause host damage and death
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− | *Their capsules resist phagocytosis
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− | *''Pasteurella'' may be found in [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Deep pyoderma|deep pyoderma]]
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