Difference between revisions of "Actinomycetes"
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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]] | *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]] | ||
| − | *''Nocardia'' is involved in [[Peritoneal cavity - inflammatory#In dogs|peritonitis in dogs | + | *''Nocardia'' is involved in [[Peritoneal cavity - inflammatory#In dogs|peritonitis]] and [[Bacterial infections#Nocardiosis|pleuritis]] in dogs |
*''Micropolyspora faeni and Thermactinomyces vulgaris'' in [[Bronchi and bronchioles - inflammatory#Extrinsic Allergic Bronchio-alveolitis|Bovine Farmers Lung]] | *''Micropolyspora faeni and Thermactinomyces vulgaris'' in [[Bronchi and bronchioles - inflammatory#Extrinsic Allergic Bronchio-alveolitis|Bovine Farmers Lung]] | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 20 September 2007
- Cause peritonitis in dogs and peritonitis in cattle and peritonitis in pigs
- Nocardia is involved in peritonitis and pleuritis in dogs
- Micropolyspora faeni and Thermactinomyces vulgaris in Bovine Farmers Lung
- Thermactinomyces vulgaris may cause COPD
- Actinomyces may cause granulomatous inflammation.
- E.g. Actinomyces bovis -the cause of lumpy jaw.