P. multocida

The ramblings of a gram negative coccobacillus, Pasteurella multocida.

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Whenever @fluffyrabbit88 is in pregnancy, lactation or under poor rabbit husbandry..

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Capsule Type D. Check! Dermatonecrotic, osteolytic exotoxin. Check! Time for some turbinate destroying fun with @Bbronchiseptica.

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Whenever there are changes in host or environmental factors, I see a golden opportunity to have a little fun. Hehe.

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In bacteria school, I was taught that iron is crucial for growth. Hence, the importance of producing these iron-acquiring siderophores.

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Endotoxins – Highly inflammatory, noxious to respiratory epithelium and decreases pulmonary surfactant production. A personal favourite.

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One bacteria. Five different capsular serotypes (A,B,D,E & F). Five different pathogenicity.

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Foolish phagocytes! One does not simply ingest me. My capsule is protective from you and those pesky membrane attack complexes.#justsaying

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My fimbriae allow me to stick onto epithelial surfaces and make myself at home. Assisting colonisation #likeaboss.

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Better stay inside where I am. The disinfectants, heat and UV light out there are killing me.

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What a relaxing day. Perfect for chilling in the upper respiratory tract of my mammalian or fowl hosts.

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Having massive mood swings all day long. Maybe I am bipolar, just like my staining in smears of exudates using Diff Quik or Giemsa stains.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa challenged me to a breath-holding contest and lost. Silly germ. I guess he forgot that I'm facultatively anaerobic.

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Apparently, I am deemed as the most important pathogen of the Pasteurellaceae family. #proud

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Testing testing. Twitter account set up successful! I may be non-motile but this is still one large step forward for bacteria-kind.