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Descriptor English: Pasteurella multocida
Descriptor Spanish: Pasteurella multocida
Descriptor Pasteurella multocida
Scope note: Especie de bacterias gramnegativas, facultativamente anaerobias, de forma bacilar, que se encuentran normalmente en la flora de la boca y del tracto respiratorio de animales y aves. Producen fiebre de embarque (ver PASTEURELOSIS NEUMÓNICA), BACTERIEMIA HEMORRÁGICA, y enfermedades intestinales en animales. En humanos, la enfermedad surge generalmente tras un picotazo o arañazo producido por animales domésticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pasteurella multocida
Descriptor French: Pasteurella multocida
Tree number(s): B03.440.450.600.600.500
B03.660.250.550.590.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016979
Scope note: A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria normally found in the flora of the mouth and respiratory tract of animals and birds. It causes shipping fever (see PASTEURELLOSIS, PNEUMONIC); HEMORRHAGIC BACTEREMIA; and intestinal disease in animals. In humans, disease usually arises from a wound infection following a bite or scratch from domesticated animals.
Annotation: infection: coord IM with PASTEURELLA INFECTIONS (IM) or specific indentions (IM) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Pasteurella (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 29904
Unique ID: D016979
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Pasteurella multocida - Preferred
Concept UI M0025810
Scope note A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria normally found in the flora of the mouth and respiratory tract of animals and birds. It causes shipping fever (see PASTEURELLOSIS, PNEUMONIC); HEMORRHAGIC BACTEREMIA; and intestinal disease in animals. In humans, disease usually arises from a wound infection following a bite or scratch from domesticated animals.
Preferred term Pasteurella multocida



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