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| − | [[Streptococcus equisimilis]] | + | [[Streptococcus zooepidemicus]] |
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| − | ===''S. zooepidemicus''===
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| − | *Colonises mucous membranes
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| − | *Causes mastitis, pneumonia, [[Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory - Pathology|sinusitis]] and navel infections in horses
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| − | *''S. zooepidemicus'' can cause similar signs to [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Strangles|strangles in horses]] and may accompany [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)|COPD]]
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| − | *Secondary invador after [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Equine influenza|equine influenza]]
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| − | *Colonises skin and mucous membranes of cattle, lambs, pigs and poultry and causes suppurative infections and septicaemia
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| − | * Can cause vascular fragility, leading to [[Haemostasis - Pathology#Haemorrhagic Disease Due To Vascular Fragility|haemorrhagic disease]]
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