noun, plural pas·teu·rel·lae [pas-tuh–rel-ee] /ˌpæs təˈrɛl i/, 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.
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.