Difference between revisions of "Clostridium haemolyticum"

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*Causes in cattle, occasionally sheep
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*Causes [[Bacillary Haemoglobinuria]] in cattle, occasionally sheep
 
*Endogenous infection - endospores dormant in liver
 
*Endogenous infection - endospores dormant in liver
 
*Fluke migration allows germination
 
*Fluke migration allows germination

Revision as of 13:02, 5 August 2010

  • Causes Bacillary Haemoglobinuria in cattle, occasionally sheep
  • Endogenous infection - endospores dormant in liver
  • Fluke migration allows germination
  • Beta toxin causes intravascular haemolysis and hepatic necrosis
  • Haemoglobinuria due to destruction of red blood cells

??Also known as Clistridium novyi type D?? see AKA box in Bacillary Haemoglobinuria