Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Pasteurellamultocida refers to a nonmotile and Gram-negativebacteria which are penicillin sensitive coccobacillus and belongs to the Pasteurellaceae family. The strains of this belongto the species that is sub-grouped into A, B, D, E, and F on the basis of capsular composition and also the 16 somatic serovars.
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