Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pasteurellales, Family Pasteurellaceae, Genus Pasteurella, Pasteurella
bettyae Sneath and Stevens 1990.
Coccobacillary, Gram-negative cells.
Colonies are nonhemolytic and V-factor independent.
Growth on MacConkey is variable.
Isolated from human infections (women uro-genital infections, rectal).
Isolated from human Bartholin gland abscesses and human finger infections, fetomaternal infections (amniotic fluid, placenta),
women uro-genital ulcers, surgical complications, suppurative lesions of the fingers and foot.
- R. Mutters, H. Christensen, M. Bisgaard, 2004. Genus I. Pasteurella. In: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second
edition, Vol two, part B, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief), pp. 857-866.
- W.M. Janda, R. Mutters, 2006. Pasteurella, Mannheimia, Actinobacillus, Eikenella, Kingella, Capnocytophaga, and other
miscellaneous Gram-negative rods. In: Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections, 10th edition, Vol. 2, Bacteriology,
Edward Arnold Ltd.
- J. G. Holt et al., 1994. Facultatively Anaerobic Gram-Negative Rods. Subgroup 3. Family Pasteurellaceae. In: Begey’s Manual of
Determinative Bacteriology, 9th-edition, Williams & Wilkins, pp 194-196.
- G.M. Mihancea, V. Alecu, L.A. Sicinschi, D. Buiuc, M. Negut, O. Vizitiu, 1999. Identificarea bacililor Gram-negativi aerobi sau
facultativ anaerobi pretentiosi nutritiv. In: D. Buiuc, M. Negut (Ed.),Tratat de Microbiologie Clinica, Ed. Medicala, Bucuresti, 797-860.
Positive results for nitrates reduction, alkaline phosphatase, acid from D(+) glucose.
Negative results for oxidase, urease, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase,
ONPG, indole production, acid from: L(+) arabinose, D(+) xylose, dulcitol, meso-inositol,
mannitol, D(-) sorbitol, D(+) galactose, cellobiose, lactose, D(+) melibiose, sucrose
(saccharose), trehalose, raffinose, esculin & salicin.
Variable results for catalase, gas from D(+) glucose, acid from D(+) mannose, L(+)
rhamnose & maltose.
(c) Costin Stoica