Biberstenia (Pasteurella) trehalosi
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Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Pasteurellales => Pasteurellaceae => Biberstenia => Bibersteinia trehalosi (Sneath and
Stevens 1990) Blackall et al. 2007, type species of the genus.
Old synonym:
Pasteurella trehalosi Sneath and Stevans, 1990.
Species
incertae sedis; the species includes the biovar T of the former Pasteurella haemolytica.
Gram negative small rods and coccobacilli.
Colonies are β-hemolytic on sheep blood agar and  V-factor independent.
Growth on MacConkey is positive.
Present in nasopharynx and tonsils (almonds) of sheep & goats.
Mastitis in sheep and septicaemia in lambs. Rarely human infections.
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    miscellaneous Gram-negative rods. In: Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections, 10 edition, Vol. 2,
    Bacteriology, Edward Arnold Ltd.
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    facultative anaerobi pretentiosi nutritiv. In:D.Buiuc, M.Negut (Ed.),Tratat de Microbiologie Clinica, Ed. Medicala, Bucuresti, 797-
    860.
Nitrates reduction, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, meso-inositol, mannitol, D(-)
sorbitol, D(+) glucose (acid), D(+) mannose, maltose, sucrose (saccharose),
trehalose, esculin,
salicin = positive.

Catalase, gelatinase, urease, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, arginine
dyhydrolase, Voges-Proskauer, indole, inulin,  L(+) arabinose, D(+)xylose, dulcitol,
D(+) galactose, lactose, ONPG, D(+) melibiose, raffinose & gas from D(+) glucose =
negative.

Cellobiose = variable.
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