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===Overview===
===Overview===
*Gram positive cocci
*Cause suppurative infections in many different animals
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*Cause mastitis, metritis, polyarthritis, meningitis
===Characteristics===
*Gram positive cocci forming chains
*Catalase negative, facultative anaerobes
*Fastitidious - require enriched media such as blood or serum
*Small haemolytic, translucent colonies
*Catalase negative
*Susceptible to desiccation
*Commensals on mucous membranes of upper respiratory and lower urogenital tract
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