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*Meningitis, arthritis, septicaemia and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs
*Meningitis, arthritis, septicaemia and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs
*Sporadic cases of endocarditis, neonatal deaths and abortion
*Sporadic cases of endocarditis, neonatal deaths and abortion
*Carried in tonsils of carrier pigs
*Carried in tonsils and nasal cavity of carrier pigs
*Outbreaks occur in intensively-reared herds with poor hygiene
*Outbreaks occur in intensively-reared herds with poor hygiene
*Carrier sows infect litters causing neonatal deaths
*Carrier sows infect litters causing neonatal deaths
*Meningitis with fever, tremors, incoordination, opisthotonos and convulsions
*Meningitis with fever, tremors, incoordination, opisthotonos and convulsions
*Treatment with penicillin; prophylactic long-acting penicillin for sows and piglets
*Treatment with penicillin; prophylactic long-acting penicillin for sows and piglets
*Suppurative conditions in cattle, sheep, horses, cats
*Septicaemia and meningitis in humans
*Cause inflammation of mammary tissue and clots form in milk
*Cause inflammation of mammary tissue and clots form in milk
*Milk samples are cultured on blood agar, Edward's medium and MacConkey agar for diagnosis
*Milk samples are cultured on blood agar, Edward's medium and MacConkey agar for diagnosis
===''S. equisimilis''===
*Found on skin and vagina of horses
*Causes abscesses, endometritis and mastitis in horses
*Suppurative conditions in pigs, cattle, dogs, birds
===''S. zooepidemicus''===
*Colonises mucous membranes and causes mastitis, pneumonia and navel infections in horses
*Colonises skin and mucous membranes od cattle, lambs, pigs and poultry and causes suppurative infections and septicaemia
===''Enterococcus faecalis''===
*Colonises intestinal tract
*Causes opportunistic suppurative infections in many species
===''S. canis''===
*Found in vagina and anal mucosa of carnivores
*Neonatal septicaemia, suppurative infections, toxic shock syndrome
===''S. pneumoniae''===
*Found in upper respiratory tract of primates
*Causes septicaemia, pneumonia and meningitis
*Pneumonia in guinea-pigs and rats
===''S. porcinus''===
*Submandibular lymphadenitis in pigs
===Diagnosis===
===Diagnosis===