Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Pasteurellales => Pasteurellaceae => Pasteurella => Pasteurella aerogenes McAllister
and Carter 1974.
Species "Incertae Sedis“; the species was excluded from the genus Pasteurella by DNA-DNA hybridization (Mutters et al., 1985a) and
16S rRNA hybridization (De Ley et al., 1990).
Coccobacillary, Gram negative cells.
Colonies are non-hemolytic and V-factor independent.
Growth on MacConkey is positive.
Original isolates obtained from pigs feces. Occasionally isolated from rabbits and Guinea pigs.
Few cases of human infections were cited (most important from Guinea pig bites).
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- G.M. Mihancea, V. Alecu, L.A.Sicinschi, D. Buiuc, M. Negut, O. Vizitiu, 1999. Identificarea bacililor Gram-negativi aerobi sau
facultative anaerobi pretentiosi nutritiv. In:D.Buiuc, M.Negut (Ed.),Tratat de Microbiologie Clinica, Ed. Medicala, Bucuresti, 797-860.
Nitrates reduction, oxidase, catalase, H2S, urease, ornithine decarboxylase, glycerol,
L(+) arabinose, D(+)xylose, D(+) galactose, D(+) glucose acid, D(+) glucose gas, D(+)
mannose maltose & sucrose (saccharose) = positive.
Alkaline phosphatase, gelatinase, Voges-Proskauer, arginine dehydrolase, lysine
decarboxylase, indole, dulcitol, meso-inositol, mannitol, D(-) sorbitol, cellobiose,
trehalose, lactose, esculin & salicin = negative.
L(+) rhamnose, ONPG, D(+) melibiose & raffinose = variable.
(c) Costin Stoica