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The isolation of Pasteurella‐like organisms from the tonsillar region of dogs and cats
Author(s) -
BALDRIAS LOINDA,
FROST A. J.,
O'BOYLE DENISE
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1988.tb02265.x
Subject(s) - pasteurella multocida , cats , isolation (microbiology) , medicine , pasteurella , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , canis , biology , bacteria , ecology , genetics
Pasteurella sp. were isolated from tonsillar swabs obtained from 100 dogs and 100 cats; isolation rates were 92 per cent and 99 per cent respectively. Isolates were identified according to recent taxonomic data. P. multocida subsp. multocida and subsp. septica were common in cats but not in dogs. P. canis was common in both dogs and cats. Compared with strains from dogs, those from cats were more pathogenic for mice. Many of the species isolated are considered potential human pathogens.