Pasteurella dagmatis explained

Pasteurella dagmatis is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, penicillin-sensitive coccobacillus of the family Pasteurellaceae.^[1] P. dagmatis is oxidase and indole positive . Bacteria from this family cause zoonotic infections in humans. These infections manifest themselves as skin or soft tissue infections after an animal bite. It has been known to cause serious disease in immunocompromised patients.^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

• Pasteurella anatis
• Pasteurella canis
• Pasteurella langaa
• Pasteurella stomatis
• Wound licking
• The VetBact database

External links

• Animal bite infections (healthAtoZ.com)
• VetBact.org entry
• Bacterio entry
• Type strain of Pasteurella dagmatis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Mutters. R.. Ihm. P.. Pohl. S.. Frederiksen. W.. Mannheim. W.. Reclassification of the Genus Pasteurella Trevisan 1887 on the Basis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Homology, with Proposals for the New Species Pasteurella dagmatis, Pasteurella canis, Pasteurella stomatis, Pasteurella anatis, and Pasteurella langaa. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 35. 3. 1985. 309–322. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-35-3-309. free.
2. Allison K, Clarridge JE . Long-term respiratory tract infection with canine-associated Pasteurella dagmatis and Neisseria canis in a patient with chronic bronchiectasis . . 43 . 8 . 4272–4 . August 2005 . 16081998 . 1233907 . 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4272-4274.2005 .
3. Ashley. B D. Fatal Pasteurella dagmatis peritonitis and septicaemia in a patient with cirrhosis: a case report and review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 57. 2. 2004. 210–212. 0021-9746. 10.1136/jcp.2003.7419. 1770209. 14747455.
4. Sorbello. Alfred F. . James O'Donnell . Joanne Kaiser-Smith . John Fitzharris . Jane Shinkarow . Susan Doneson. Infective Endocarditis Due to Pasteurella dagmatis: Case Report and Review. Clinical Infectious Diseases. March 1994. 18. 3. 336–338. 4457690. 10.1093/clinids/18.3.336. 8011812 .