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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
+*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
+*Suppurative conditions in cattle, sheep, horses, cats
+*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
+*Causes abscesses, endometritis and mastitis in horses
+*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
+*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
+*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
+*Neonatal septicaemia, suppurative infections, toxic shock syndrome
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+===''S. pneumoniae''===
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+*Found in upper respiratory tract of primates
+*Causes septicaemia, pneumonia and meningitis
+*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===