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Category:Gram Negative Anaerobic Bacteria (view source)
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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
This group includes Gram negative, anaerobic bacteria. They are excreted in faeces and survive short periods in environment. They can cause opportunistic infections with facultative anaerobes. Non-specific infections include; wound infections, cellulitis, abscesses, oral infections and [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]]. Specific infections include; liver abscesses in cattle, [[Calf Diphtheria]] and footrot in sheep. They may be required to produce [[Swine Dysentery|swine dysentery]].
This group includes Gram negative, anaerobic bacteria. They are excreted in faeces and survive short periods in environment. They can cause opportunistic infections with facultative anaerobes. Non-specific infections include; wound infections, cellulitis, abscesses, oral infections and [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]]. Specific infections include; liver abscesses in cattle, [[Calf Diphtheria]] and footrot in sheep. They may be required to produce [[Swine Dysentery|swine dysentery]].
==Pathogenic Organisms==
Pathogenic gram negative anaerobic bacteria that are of interest to vets include:
*[[Bacteroides fragillis]]
*[[Dichelobacter nodosus]]
*[[Fusobacterium necrophorum]]
==Pathogenesis and pathogenicity==
==Pathogenesis and pathogenicity==