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. 1986 Jan;50(1):36–41.

Experimental pneumonia in rabbits inoculated with strains of Pasteurella multocida.

D H Percy, J L Bhasin, S Rosendal
PMCID: PMC1255156  PMID: 3742355

Abstract

Domestic rabbits were inoculated with either a 3:A or 3:D serotype of Pasteurella multocida by aerosol, intravenous, or intratracheal inoculation. Different colony forming units of P. multocida were used. Animals which died or were killed after the 14 day observation period were examined macroscopically and microscopically for lesions in the lower respiratory tract. Pneumonic lesions were most consistently produced in rabbits inoculated intratracheally with serotype 3:A. Pulmonary and pleural lesions were observed in some animals inoculated intravenously with serotype 3:A. Lesions were minimal in rabbits inoculated with serotype 3:D. Of the three routes of inoculation evaluated, the intratracheal route appeared to be the best method to produce Pasteurella-associated lesions in the lower respiratory tract.

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