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pas⋅teu⋅rel⋅la
[pas-tuh-rel-uh] 
təˈrɛl
–noun, plural -rel⋅lae [-rel-ee] , -rel⋅las. Bacteriology.
[-rel-ee] , -rel⋅las. Bacteriology. | any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals. |
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Main Entry: pas·teu·rel·la
Pronunciation: "pas-t&-'rel-&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus ofgram-negative facultatively anaerobic nonmotile rod bacteria of the family Pasteurellaceae that stain differentially at the poles of the cell and include several important pathogens especially ofdomestic animals —see HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA;
2 plural pas·teu·rel·las or pas·teu·rel·lae /-"lI/ : anybacterium of the genus Pasteurella
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Pasteurella Pas·teu·rel·la (pās'chə-rěl'ə, pās'tə-)
n.
A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, nonmotile bacteria of the family Pastuerellaceae containing small gram-negative rods; they are parasites of humans and other animals.
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