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===Overview===
===Overview===
−*Gram positive cocci
+*Cause suppurative infections in many different animals
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+*Cause mastitis, metritis, polyarthritis, meningitis
+===Characteristics===
+*Gram positive cocci forming chains
+*Catalase negative, facultative anaerobes
+*Fastitidious - require enriched media such as blood or serum
+*Small haemolytic, translucent colonies
+*Catalase negative
+*Susceptible to desiccation
+*Commensals on mucous membranes of upper respiratory and lower urogenital tract
+===Pathogenicity===
+===Clinical infections===
+===Diagnosis===
+===Treatment===
+===Control===
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