Difference between revisions of "Actinomycetes"
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*Isolated from closed cases of [[Bursae and Tendons - inflammatory#Poll Evil and Fistulous Withers|Poll Evil and Fistulous Withers]] | *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 | ||
| + | *Grow slowly on media and produce branching filaments | ||
| + | *Opportunistic infections causing inflammatory responses and granulomatous reactions | ||
| + | *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 | ||
| + | *Anaerobic or facultative anaerobes | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 17 February 2008
- 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 and in osteomyelitis, may extend to surrounding muscles
- Actinomyces pyogenes in osteomyelitis
- In pyothorax
- Isolated from closed cases of Poll Evil and Fistulous Withers
Overview
- Gram positive bacteria
- Grow slowly on media and produce branching filaments
- Opportunistic infections causing inflammatory responses and granulomatous reactions
- Animal pathogens include Actinomyces, Arcanobacterium, Actinobaculum, Nocardia and Dermatophilus
Actinomyces, Arcanobacterium and Actinobaculum species
- Non-motile, non-spore-forming bacteria
- Anaerobic or facultative anaerobes