Pasteurella

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Etymology

Named after French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) +‎ -ella (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Pasteurella f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pasteurellaceae – gram-negative facultatively anaerobic nonmotile rod bacteria that stain differentially at the poles of the cell and include several important pathogens especially of domestic animals.

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