Characteristics of Pasteurella multocida isolated from tissues of dead waterfowl and associated avian species found at 23 sites located in northern and central California, from January 1986 through January 1988 are reported. Two hundred ninety five isolates of P. multocida were obtained from 23 avian species. Most of the isolates belonged to the subspecies P. multocida multocida (63%), followed by P. multocida gallicida (37%), and by P. multocida septica (<1%). There appeared to be a higher prevalence of P. multocida multocida in Ross' geese (Chen rossi) and Snow geese (Chen coeruleus). All of the isolates belonged to somatic serotype 1, possessed the A capsule type and were susceptible to the 8 antimicrobial agents tested. None contained plasmid DNA.
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1 April 1990
CHARACTERISTICS OF PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA ISOLATED FROM WATERFOWL AND ASSOCIATED AVIAN SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA
Dwight C. Hirsh,
David A. Jessup,
Kurt P. Snipes,
Tim E. Carpenter,
David W. Hird,
Richard H. McCapes
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 26 • No. 2
April 1990
Vol. 26 • No. 2
April 1990
antimicrobial agents
avian cholera
Characterization
isolation
Pasteurella multocida
plasmids
subspecies