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| − | <big><center>[[Bacteria|'''BACK TO BACTERIA''']]</center></big>
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| − | *Cause [[Peritoneal cavity - inflammatory#In dogs|peritonitis in dogs]] and [[Peritoneal cavity - inflammatory#In cattle|peritonitis in cattle]] and [[Peritoneal cavity - inflammatory#In pigs|peritonitis in pigs]]
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| − | *''Nocardia'' is involved in [[Peritoneal cavity - inflammatory#In dogs|peritonitis]] and [[Bacterial infections#Nocardiosis|pleuritis]] in dogs
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| − | *''Micropolyspora faeni and Thermactinomyces vulgaris'' in [[Bronchi and bronchioles - inflammatory#Extrinsic Allergic Bronchio-alveolitis|Bovine Farmers Lung]]
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| − | *''Thermactinomyces vulgaris'' may cause [[Bronchi and bronchioles - inflammatory#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)|COPD]]
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| − | * ''Actinomyces'' may cause [[General Pathology - Chronic Inflammation#Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]].
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| − | ** E.g. ''Actinomyces bovis'' -the cause of [[Oral Cavity - Teeth#Mandibular Osteomyelitis|lumpy jaw]] and in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]], may extend to surrounding [[Muscles - inflammatory#Actinomycosis bovis|muscles]]
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| − | *''Actinomyces pyogenes'' in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]]
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| − | *In [[Pleural cavity and membranes - inflammatory#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)|pyothorax]]
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| − | *Isolated from closed cases of [[Bursae and Tendons - inflammatory#Poll Evil and Fistulous Withers|Poll Evil and Fistulous Withers]]
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| − | ===Overview===
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| − | *Gram positive bacteria
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| − | *Grow slowly on media and produce branching filaments
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| − | *Opportunistic infections causing inflammatory responses and granulomatous reactions
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| − | *Animal pathogens include ''Actinomyces, Arcanobacterium, Actinobaculum, Nocardia'' and ''Dermatophilus''
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| − | ===''Actinomyces, Arcanobacterium'' and ''Actinobaculum'' species===
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| − | *Non-motile, non-spore-forming bacteria
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| − | *Anaerobic or facultative anaerobes
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| − | *Grow on enriched media
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| − | *''Arcanobacterium pyogenes'' formerly known as ''Actinomyces pyogenes'' and ''Corynebacterium pyogenes''
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| − | *Colonise mucous membranes
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