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*Meningitis, arthritis, septicaemia and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs
 
*Meningitis, arthritis, septicaemia and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs
 
*Sporadic cases of endocarditis, neonatal deaths and abortion
 
*Sporadic cases of endocarditis, neonatal deaths and abortion
*Carried in tonsils of carrier pigs  
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*Carried in tonsils and nasal cavity of carrier pigs  
 
*Outbreaks occur in intensively-reared herds with poor hygiene
 
*Outbreaks occur in intensively-reared herds with poor hygiene
 
*Carrier sows infect litters causing neonatal deaths
 
*Carrier sows infect litters causing neonatal deaths
 
*Meningitis with fever, tremors, incoordination, opisthotonos and convulsions
 
*Meningitis with fever, tremors, incoordination, opisthotonos and convulsions
 
*Treatment with penicillin; prophylactic long-acting penicillin for sows and piglets
 
*Treatment with penicillin; prophylactic long-acting penicillin for sows and piglets
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*Suppurative conditions in cattle, sheep, horses, cats
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*Septicaemia and meningitis in humans
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*Cause inflammation of mammary tissue and clots form in milk
 
*Cause inflammation of mammary tissue and clots form in milk
 
*Milk samples are cultured on blood agar, Edward's medium and MacConkey agar for diagnosis
 
*Milk samples are cultured on blood agar, Edward's medium and MacConkey agar for diagnosis
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===''S. equisimilis''===
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*Found on skin and vagina of horses
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*Causes abscesses, endometritis and mastitis in horses
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*Suppurative conditions in pigs, cattle, dogs, birds
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===''S. zooepidemicus''===
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*Colonises mucous membranes and causes mastitis, pneumonia and navel infections in horses
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*Colonises skin and mucous membranes od cattle, lambs, pigs and poultry and causes suppurative infections and septicaemia
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===''Enterococcus faecalis''===
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*Colonises intestinal tract
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*Causes opportunistic suppurative infections in many species
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===''S. canis''===
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*Found in vagina and anal mucosa of carnivores
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*Neonatal septicaemia, suppurative infections, toxic shock syndrome
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===''S. pneumoniae''===
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*Found in upper respiratory tract of primates
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*Causes septicaemia, pneumonia and meningitis
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*Pneumonia in guinea-pigs and rats
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===''S. porcinus''===
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*Submandibular lymphadenitis in pigs
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===Diagnosis===
 
===Diagnosis===
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