Pasteurella multocida is transmitted by
Correct Answer: Animal bite
Description: Pasteurella multocida:Francisella tularensis--Gram-negative bacilli, non-motile,--zoonotic disease--Catalase, oxidase, and indole positive--Wound infection followed by the bite of humans, dogs & cats; bacteremia and sepsis--Gram-negative bacilli, non-motile--Causative agent of Tularemia--Tick-borne disease, Rabbit-bite fever--Capsulated, intracellular--Divided by budding & binary fission --Local ulceration with lymphadenitis, typhoid-like fever with glandular enlargement--Influenza-like respiratory illness--Media - Francis blood dextrose cysteine agar for isolation(Ref: Ananthanarayan 9th edition, p401-402)
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