Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Pas·teu·rel·la·ce·ae Pronunciation:
"pas-t&r-&-'lA-sE-"E, -"I Function:
noun plural : a family ofgram-negative coccoid to rod-shaped pleomorphic bacteria that are nonmotile and mesophilic and do not form spores —see
ACTINOBACILLUS,
HAEMOPHILUS,
PASTEURELLA