pasteurellosis

pas teu rel lo sis |ˌpastərəˈlōsis ˌpæstərəˈloʊsəs | ▶noun a bacterial infection commonly affecting animals and sometimes transferred to humans through bites and scratches. [The causative bacteria are Gram-negative rods of the genus Pasteurella, in particular P. multocida. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French pasteurellose (from the name Pasteur, Louis ) + -osis .

pasteurellosis

pasteurellosis |ˌpɑːstərɛˈləʊsɪs, ˌpastərɛˈləʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a bacterial infection commonly affecting animals and sometimes transferred to humans through bites and scratches. ●The causative bacteria are Gram-negative rods of the genus Pasteurella, in particular P. multocida. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French pasteurellose (from the name of L. Pasteur, Louis ) + -osis .