Fatal peritonitis caused by Pasteurella multocida capsular type F in calves

Abstract

A fatal case of atypical septicemia of pasteurellosis in veal calves is described. The causative organism was identified as a multiresistant Pasteurella multocida capsular type F isolate. The outbreak was characterized by fibrinous peritonitis and mortality, which are hitherto unreported features of P. multocida capsular type F infections. Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.