pasteurellae
təˈrɛl noun, plural pas·teu·rel·lae 
[-rel-ee] , pas·teu·rel·las. Bacteriology.
[-rel-ee] , pas·teu·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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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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