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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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