A veterinary doctor had fever for 15 days. His blood culture in special laboratory media was positive for Gram-negative sho bacilli which were oxidase positive. Which one of the following is the likely organism grown in culture?
High-Yield Explanation
Pasteurella sp-Gram --ve bacilli oxidase +ve causes cellulitis but no fever Francisella sp-Gram --ve sho bacillus, oxidase +ve, causes Tularemia ahrosis but no PUO(Pyrexia of unknown origin) Baonella -- Gram --ve red, oxidase +ve Brucella, Gram --ve, sho bacillus causes PUO Ref : Ananthanarayana textbook of Microbiology 9th edition Pgno : 339