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#redirect[[Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis]]
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===Overview===
 
  
*''Moraxella bovis'' causes infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
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[[Category:Bacteria miscellaneous]] [[Category:Rods]] [[Category:Cocci]] [[Category:Cattle Bacteria]]
*Found on mucous membranes of carrier cattle
 
*Susceptible to desiccation therefore short survival in environment
 
*Flies act as vectors, in which the bacteria can survive 72 hours
 
*Other species non-pathogenic
 
 
 
 
 
===Characteristics===
 
 
 
*Short, plump Gram negative rods or cocci occuring in pairs
 
*Non-motile
 
*Aerobic
 
*Catalase positive, oxidase postitive
 
*Unable to utilise sugars
 
*No growth on MacConkey agar
 
*Growth enhanced by addition of blood or serum to media
 
 
 
===Pathogenesis and pathogenicity===
 
 
 
*Virulent strains have fimbriae, are haemolytic and grow into agar
 
 
 
===Clnical infections===
 
 
 
**Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, or pink-eye/New Forest disease is an ocular disease of cattle
 
*Highly contagious infection of superficial tissues of eye
 
*Affects animals under 2 years old
 
*Decreased weight gain in beef cattle, decreased milk production
 
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===Diagnosis===
 
 
 
 
 
===Treatment and control===
 

Latest revision as of 22:55, 28 July 2011