Difference between revisions of "Category:Actinomyces"

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- Actinomyces hordeovulneris
  - Organism found in seed heads of certain grasses
  - Colonies adhere to agar and are non-haemolytic
  - Filamentous, branching organisms
  - Cause cutaneous and visceral abscessation, pleuritis, peritonitis and arthritis in dogs

The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

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-**''[[Actinomyces bovis]]''
+*''[[Actinomyces bovis]]''
+*''[[Actinomyces viscosus]]''
-**''Actinomyces viscosus''
-***Commensal of oral cavity of dogs and humans
-***Canine actinomycosis
-***Causes localised subcutaneous pyogranulomatous lesions and fibrovascular proliferation of peritoneal ([[Peritoneal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#In dogs|peritonitis]]) and pleural surfaces in dogs
-***Leads to [[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology#Pyothorax (Thoracic empyema)|pyothorax]]
-***Respiratory distress
-***[[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Bacterial granulomatous dermatitis|Cutaneous pustules]] in horses
-***Abortion in cattle
-***Rods contained in soft grey granules which release the organism when squashed
-***Two types of colonies: large and smooth colonies with V, Y and T configurations or small and rough colonies with short branching filaments
-***Grow in 10% carbon dioxide
-***Usually responds to penicillin
 **''Actinomyces hordeovulneris''
 ***Organism found in seed heads of certain grasses