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| + | <big><center>[[Enterobacteriaceae|'''BACK TO ENTEROBACTERIACEAE''']]</center></big> |
| + | <big><center>[[Bacteria|'''BACK TO BACTERIA''']]</center></big> |
| + | <big><center>[[Infectious agents and parasites|'''BACK TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PARASITES''']]</center></big> |
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− | ===Overview===
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− | *Found free-living in the soil and environment
| + | * In [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]] |
− | *Found in the gut
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− | *Usually opportunistic pathogens
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− | ===Characteristics===
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− | *Lactose fermentors
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− | *Possess large capsules causing colonies to be large and mucoid
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− | *Certain capsule types associated with metritis in mares
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− | *Antibiotic resistance
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− | ===Clinical infections===
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− | *''Klebsiella pneumoniae'' isolated in most cases of ''Klebsiella'' infection
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− | *Coliform mastitis in cows
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− | *Associated with wood products used for bedding for cattle - implicated as cause of mastitis
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− | *Endometritis, cervitis and mastitis in mares, causing infertility and abortion
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− | *Pneumonia in calves and foals
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− | *Urinary tract infections in dogs
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− | *Septicaemia and pneumonia in dogs
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− | *Wound infections
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− | *In [[Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]] | |
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− | NEVER a pathogen in the gut.
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− | [[Category:Enterobacteriaceae]]
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− | [[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
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