Difference between revisions of "Category:Actinobacillus species"

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Revision as of 10:20, 24 August 2010




Overview

  • Mainly pathogens of farm animals
  • Commensals of mucosa of upper respiratory tract and oral cavity
  • Cannot survive long in the environment, therefore carrier animals are important in their transmission
  • Cause granulomatous inflammation

Actinobacillus characteristics

  • Small Gram negative coccobacilli
  • Oxidase negative
  • Do not grow on MacConkey
  • Non-motile
  • Facultative anaerobes which ferment carbohydrates to produce acid

Pages in category "Actinobacillus species"

The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.