Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Pasteurellales => Pasteurellaceae => Gallibacterium => Gallibacterium anatis (Mutters
et al. 1985) Christensen et al. 2003.
Old synonym: Pasteurella anatis Mutters et al. 1985,
Gram-negative, usually bipolar, non-motile cocobacilli.
Circular, smooth, grayish-white with a diameter of 1.5-2.0 mm, non-hemolytic
colonies.
No V-factor requirement
Growth on MacConkey is variable.
Have been isolated from chickens infections and intestinal and respiratory tracts of ducks.
G. anatis and Gallibacterium genomospecies 1 are causes of salpingitis, peritonitis, and respiratory tract infections in chickens; have
not been isolated from infections in humans.
- 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.
- J. G.Holt et al., 1994.Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9-edition, Williams & Wilkins.
Catalase, nitrates reduction, alkaline phosphatase, glycerol, D(+)xylose, mannitol, D
(-) fructose, D(+) galactose, D(+) glucose, gas from glucose, D(+)mannose,
trehalose, sucrose & α-glucosidase (PNPG) = positive
Oxidase, lactose, ONPG & raffinose = variable.
Gelatinase, H2S (TSI), Voges-Proskauer, urease, arginine dehydrolase, lysine
decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, indole, xylitol, arabinose, dulcitol, meso-
inositol D(-) sorbitol, L(-) fucose, L(+) rhamnose, L(-) sorbose, cellobiose, maltose, -D
(+) melibiose, dextrin, inulin, esculin & salicin = negative.
(c) Costin Stoica