This photomicrograph shows gram-negative Pasteurella ureae bacteria grown in a culture medium for 24 hours.
The bacterium Pasteurella ureae is a common inhabitant of the human nasopharynx, and is an infrequent cause of meningitis in debilitated, immunocompromised patients, i.e. AIDS, long term chemotherapy, etc.
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