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Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (view source)
Revision as of 09:35, 22 June 2011
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'''''Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale''''' is a '''gram negative rod shaped [[Bacteria|bacterium]]''' causing '''[[Respiratory System|respiratory]] disease in turkeys and chickens'''. It is the only bacterium currently classified as within the ''Ornithobacterium'' genus.
'''''Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale''''' is a '''gram negative rod shaped [[Bacteria|bacterium]]''' causing '''[[Respiratory System|respiratory]] disease in turkeys and chickens'''. It is the only bacterium currently classified as within the ''Ornithobacterium'' genus.
The bacterium is non-haemolytic and can tolerate a range of aerobic/anaerobic conditions and colonise a variety of agars. Colonies are smooth and non-pigmented. 12 serotypes of O. rhinotracheale have been distinguished, and are mainly defined geographically.
The bacterium is non-haemolytic and can tolerate a range of aerobic/anaerobic conditions and colonise a variety of agars. Colonies are smooth and non-pigmented. 12 serotypes of ''O. rhinotracheale'' have been distinguished, and are mainly defined geographically.
O. rhinotracheale is not zoonotic.
''O. rhinotracheale'' is not zoonotic.
==Distribution==
==Distribution==