We report a case of Pasteurella multocida pneumonia and its unusual clinical presentation. We also discuss the rarity of its diagnosis by TPC specimens and the delay in both an adequate diagnosis and treatment.

pasteurella multocida (p. multocida), a gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacterium, is a causative animal pathogen in porcine atrophic rhinitis and avian fowl cholera. the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria contains of many different protein in very high copy numbers. one of the major outer membrane, the h proteins have functional as high immunogenicity and antigenicity. in this study...

pasteurella multocida is known as an important heterogenic bacterial agent causes some severe diseases such as fowl cholera in poultry and haemorrhagic septicaemia in cattle and buffalo. a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay was developed using primers derived from conserved part of 16s-23s rrna gene. the pcr amplified a fragment size of 0.7 kb using dna from nine avian p. multocida  isolates...

a3-year-old goat weighing 40 kg was presented to the largeanimal unit, university veterinary hospital, universiti putramalaysia with complains of in appetence, lateral recumbency,and weakness. physical examination findings were pyrexia,tachycardia, tachypnea, and pale mucous membrane. harsh andcrackles lung sound was noticed upon auscultation. the case wastentatively diagnosed as pneumonic past...

The first recorded isolates of Pasteurella testudinis from South African tortoises kept in captivity is presented. P. testudinis was found in association with respiratory disease in affected animals.

A case of chronic lung abscess due to Pasteurella multocida presenting as a solitary pulmonary mass with a computed tomographic appearance suggestive of malignancy is described.