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Actinobacillus species (view source)
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* Cause [[General Pathology - Chronic Inflammation#Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]].
* Cause [[General Pathology - Chronic Inflammation#Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]].
** E.g. ''Actinobacillus lignieresii'' causes wooden tongue in cattle -> [[Muscles - inflammatory#Wooden tongue|myositis]]
** E.g. ''Actinobacillus lignieresii'' causes wooden tongue in cattle -> [[Muscles - inflammatory#Wooden tongue|myositis]]
===Overview===
===Overview===
*Infection at birth causes severe enteritis and septicaemia within 24 hours, known as sleepy foal disease
*Infection at birth causes severe enteritis and septicaemia within 24 hours, known as sleepy foal disease
*In foals that survive neonatal infection the condition progresses to cause joint infections and purulent nephritis
*In foals that survive neonatal infection the condition progresses to cause joint infections and purulent nephritis
*''A. equuli'' in [[Joints - inflammatory#In Horses|arthritis of horses]]
*RTX group cytotoxin present
*RTX group cytotoxin present