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|pagebody = Actinobacillus organisms are mainly pathogens of farm animals and commensals of the mucosa of upper respiratory tract and oral cavity. They cannot survive for long in the environment, so carrier animals are important in their transmission. Actinobacillus organisms are small Gram negative coccobacilli that are oxidase negative, non-motile facultative anaerobes that ferment carbohydrates to produce acid. They do not grow on MacConkey Agar.
  
*Mainly pathogens of farm animals
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Clinically, they cause [[Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]].
*Commensals of mucosa of upper respiratory tract and oral cavity
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*Cannot survive long in the environment, therefore carrier animals are important in their transmission
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*Cause [[Chronic Inflammation - Pathology#Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]]
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[[Category:Bacterial Organisms]]
===''Actinobacillus'' characteristics===
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[[Category:Gram negative bacteria]]
 
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[[Category:Coccobacilli]]
*Small Gram negative coccobacilli
 
*Oxidase negative
 
*Do not grow on MacConkey
 
*Non-motile
 
*Facultative anaerobes which ferment carbohydrates to produce acid
 
 
 
 
 
''[[Actinobacillus lignieresii]]''
 
 
 
''[[Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae]]''
 
 
 
''[[Actinobacillus equuli]]''
 
 
 
''[[Actinobacillus suis]]''
 
 
 
 
 
===''Actinobacillus seminis''===
 
 
 
*Epididymitis in young rams (4-8 months)
 
*Polyarthritis in lambs
 
*Organism found in prepuce
 
*Opportunistic infection causing abscesses in epididymides
 
*May be purulent discharge onto scrotal skin
 
*Specimens cultured on blood agar and incubated aerobically for 1-3 days produce pin-point haemolytic colonies which are catalase-positive; no growth on MacConkey agar
 
 
 
 
 
===''Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans''===
 
 
 
*Epididymitis in rams
 
[[Category:Bacteria]]
 

Latest revision as of 18:44, 1 November 2010

Actinobacillus species

Actinobacillus organisms are mainly pathogens of farm animals and commensals of the mucosa of upper respiratory tract and oral cavity. They cannot survive for long in the environment, so carrier animals are important in their transmission. Actinobacillus organisms are small Gram negative coccobacilli that are oxidase negative, non-motile facultative anaerobes that ferment carbohydrates to produce acid. They do not grow on MacConkey Agar. Clinically, they cause granulomatous inflammation.

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