Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pasteurellales, Family Pasteurellaceae, Genus Pasteurella, Pasteurella
species A Mutters, Piechulla, Hinz and Mannheim, 1985.
Old synonym: Haemophilus avium-like.
Gram-negative, nonmotile cocobacilli.
V-factor dependent growth.
Growth on MacConkey is negative.
Germs have been isolated from poultry and wild birds.
Unknown.
- 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, 10 edition, Vol. 2, Bacteriology,
Edward Arnold Ltd.
Positive results for nitrates reduction, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, catalase, alpha-
glucosidase, acid production from: D(+) glucose, L(+) arabinose, sucrose, trehalose,
raffinose, D(+) galactose, D(-) fructose & D(+) mannose.
Negative results for gelatinase, H2S production (TSI), Voges-Proskauer, urease, arginine dehydrolase, lysine, decarboxylase,
ornithine decarboxylase, indole production, citrate (Simmons), gas from D-glucose, acid production from: D(-) arabinose, D(+)
melibiose, dulcitol, meso-inositol, D(-) sorbitol, L(-) fucose, L(+) rhamnose, L(-) sorbose, cellobiose, lactose, inulin, esculin & salicin.
Variable results for ONPG, acid production from: maltose, glycerol, xylitol, D(+) xylose, mannitol & dextrin.
(c) Costin Stoica