Which of the following bacterial species is part of animal flora and transmitted to humans during close animal contact, including bites?
a. S. paucimobilis
b. Eikenella corrodens
c. P. multocida
d. W. virosa
C
The majority of the organisms presented in Chapter 30 are part of animal flora and are transmit-ted to humans during close animal contact, including bites. For most organisms, virulence factors are not recognized and the organisms may be considered opportunistic pathogens that require mechanical disruption of the host's anatomic barriers, such as occurs with bite-induced wounds. Of the organisms listed, P. multocida is the species most commonly encountered in clinical spe-cimens.
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