Difference between revisions of "Streptococci"
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*''S. zooepidemicus'' can cause sililar signs to [[Bacterial infections#In Horses|strangles in horses]] | *''S. zooepidemicus'' can cause sililar signs to [[Bacterial infections#In Horses|strangles in horses]] | ||
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| + | *May cause [[Paranasal sinuses - inflammatory|sinusitis]] in horses | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 24 August 2007
- Haemolytic streptococci of Lancefield group C are common inhabitants of the equine nasopharynx *Streptococcus zooepidemicus and S. equisimilis are usually non-pathogenic
- S. equi is more pathogenic and is the cause of strangles with rhinitis, pharyngitis, lymphadenitis
- S. zooepidemicus can cause sililar signs to strangles in horses
- May cause sinusitis in horses