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Pasteurella multocida
Synonym(s): P. multocida
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Genus: Pasteurella.
- Closely related to the genus Actinobacillus.
Etymology
- Rosenbusch and Merchant were the first to propose the name Pasteurella multocida.
- Pasteurella - after Louis Pasteur.
- Multocida: from the latin: multus - many; cida - to kill; multocida - many-killing, ie pathogenic for many animals.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Almost all rabbits are carriers of Pasteurella multocida.
- The organism is a commensal of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and, as such is an opportunistic pathogen.
- The resulting disease, pasteurellosis Pasteurellosis, is one of the most common and severe bacterial diseases of the rabbit, both in commercial breeding and laboratory facilities.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Jaglic Z, Kucerova Z, Nedbalcova K et al (2006) Characterisation of Pasteurella multocida isolated from rabbits in the Czech Republic. Veterinarni Medicini 51 (5), 278-287 VetMedResource.
- Jaglic Z, Kucerova Z, Nedbalcova K et al (2004) Identification of Pasteurella multocida serogroup F isolates in rabbits. J Vet Med - Series B: Inf Dis & Vet Pub Health 51 (10), 467-469 PubMed.
- Takashima H, Sakai H, Yanai T et al (2001) Detection of antibodies against Pasteurella multocida using immunohistochemical staining in an outbreak of rabbit pasteurellosis. J Vet Med Sci 63 (2), 171-174 PubMed.
- Sanchez S, Ritchie B W, Mizan S et al (2000) Pasteurellosis in rabbits. Comp Cont Educ Pract Vet 22 (4), 344-352 VetMedResource.
- Suckow M A (2000) Immunization of rabbits against Pasteurella multocida using a commercial swine vaccine. Lab Anim 34 (4) 403-408 PubMed.
- Kawamoto E, Sawada T & Maruyama T (1997) Evaluation of transport media for Pasteurella multocida isolates from rabbit nasal specimens. J Clin Microbiol 35 (8), 1948-1951 PubMed.
- Mohan K, Sadza M, Madsen M et al (1994) Phenotypic characterisation of Zimbabwean isolates of Pasteurella multocida. Vet Microbiol 38 (4), 351-357 VetMedResource.
- DiGiacomo R F, Deeb B J, Brodie S J et al (1993) Toxin production by Pasteurella multocida isolated from rabbits with atrophic rhinitis. Am J Vet Res 54 (8), 1280-1286 PubMed.
- Frymus T, Bielecki W & Jakubowski T (1991) Toxigenic Pasterella multocida in rabbits with naturally occuring atrophic rhinitis. Zentralbi Veterinarmed [B] 38 (4), 265-268 PubMed.
- Deeb B J, DiGiacomo R F, Bernard B L et al (1990) Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchoseptica infections in rabbits. J Clin Microbiol 28 (1), 70-75 PubMed.
- DiGiacomo R F, Taylor F G, Allen V et al (1990) Naturally acquired Pasteurella multicida infection in rabbits - immunological aspects. Lab Anim Sci 40 (3), 289-292 PubMed.
- Glávits R & Magyar T (1990) The pathology of experimental respiratory infection with Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchoseptica in rabbits. Acta Vet Hung 38 (3), 211-215 PubMed.
- Al-Lebban Z S, Corbeil L B, Coles E H (1988) Rabbit pasteurellosis - induced disease and vaccination. Am J Vet Res 49 (3), 312-316 PubMed.
- Jones S M & Carrington S D (1988) Pasteurella dacryocystitis in rabbits. Vet Rec 122 (21), 514-515 PubMed.
- DiGiacomo R F, Jones C D, Wathes C M (1987) Transmission of Pasteurella multocida in rabbits. Lab Anim Sci 37 (5), 621-623 PubMed.
- DiGiacomo R F, Garlinghouse L E Jr. & Van Hoosier G L Jr. (1983) Natural history of infection with Pasteurella multocida in rabbits. JAVMA 183 (11), 1172-1175 PubMed.
- Glorioso J C, Jones G W, Rush H G et al (1982) Adhesion of type A Pasteurella multocida to rabbit pharyngeal cells and its possible role in rabbit respiratory tract infections. Inf & Immun 35 (3), 1103-1109 PubMed.
- Collins F M (1977) Mechanisms of acquired resistance to Pasteurella multocida infection: a review. Cornell Vet 67 (1), 103-138 PubMed.
- Watson W T, Goldsboro J A, Williams F P et al (1975) Experimental respiratory infection with Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica in rabbits. Lab Anim Sci 25 (4), 459-464 PubMed.
- Heddlestone K L, Gallagher J E & Rebers P A (1972) Fowl cholera: gel diffusion precipitin test for serotyping Pasteurella multocida from avian species. Avian Dis 16 (4), 925-936 PubMed.
- Belin R P & Banta R G (1971) Successful control of snuffles in a rabbit colony. JAVMA 159 (5), 622-623 PubMed.
- Namioka S & Murata M (1961) Serological studies on Pasteurella multocida. Characteristics of somatic O antigen of the organism. Cornell Vet 51, 507-521.
- Hagen K W Jr. (1958) Enzootic pasteurellosis in domestic rabbits. I. Pathology and bacteriology. JAVMA 133, 77-80 VetMedResource.
- Rosenbusch C T & Merchant L A (1939) A study of the haemorrhagic Pasteurella septicemia. J Bacteriol 37, 69-89 VetMedResource.
Other sources of information
- Deeb B J (1997) Respiratory Disease and the Pasteurella Complex. In: Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents - Clinical Medicine & Surgery. Eds: Hillyer E V & Queensberry E J. W B Saunders, USA. pp 189-201.
- Manning P J, Digiacomo R F & Delong D (1989) Pasteurellosis in Laboratory Animals. In: Pasteurella & Pasteurellosis. Eds: Adlam C & Rutter J M. Academic Press, USA. pp 263-302.