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A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tentive links to equine disease have been recorded (although this is thought to be be an A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself). | A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tentive links to equine disease have been recorded (although this is thought to be be an A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself). | ||
|l8=Actinobacillus suis#Signalment | |l8=Actinobacillus suis#Signalment | ||
| − | |q9=What | + | |q9=What diseases does ''A.suis'' cause? |
| − | |a9= | + | |a9= |
| + | *actinobacillosis in pigs | ||
| + | *Pneumonia and localised infections in neonatal calfs | ||
| + | *Airsaculitis in waterfowl | ||
| + | *Polyarthritis in alpacas | ||
| + | * Septicaemia, acute haemorrhagic pulmonary infarction and necrotizing pneumonia in horses (tentative link) | ||
|l9=Actinobacillus suis#Clinical signs | |l9=Actinobacillus suis#Clinical signs | ||
| − | |q10=What | + | |q10=What is the epidemiology of ''A.suis''? |
| − | |a10= | + | |a10= |
| − | |l10=Actinobacillus suis# | + | *Spread via aerososl infection and invasion of the upper respiratory tract |
| − | + | *Haematogenously spread via infected emboli, adhering to the endothelium of blood vessels or becoming trapped in smaller vessels. | |
| − | + | |l10=Actinobacillus suis#Epidemiology | |
| − | + | |q11=What is the name of the polysaccharide that it present in ''A.suis'' and fungal and lichen cell walls? | |
| + | |a11= | ||
| + | ''Pustulan'' | ||
| + | |l11=Actinobacillus suis#Diagnosis | ||
| + | |q12=What is the distribution of ''A.suis''? | ||
| + | |a12= | ||
| + | Worldwide | ||
| + | |l12=Actinobacillus suis#Distribution | ||
</FlashCard> | </FlashCard> | ||
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| What type of bacteria is Actinobacillus suis? | A.suis is a beta-haemolytic Gram-negative bacterium.
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| What family does A.suis belong to? | Pasteurellaceae
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| How do the strains of A.suis differ? | Strains have differences in their:
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| Which strains are most commonly isolated from from clinical cases? |
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| Which strain is the most virulent? | O2/K2
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| What species does A.suis cause disease in? |
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| What toxins does A.suis encode for? | Similar toxins to apxI and apxII of A. pleuropneumoniae, but they are less virulent. Once an animal is infected with A.suis it can provide partial cross protection against A. pleuropneumoniae.
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| What are the wild hosts of A.suis? |
A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tentive links to equine disease have been recorded (although this is thought to be be an A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself). |
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| What diseases does A.suis cause? |
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| What is the epidemiology of A.suis? |
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| What is the name of the polysaccharide that it present in A.suis and fungal and lichen cell walls? | Pustulan |
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