Difference between revisions of "Actinomyces hordeovulneris"

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It is an organism found in seed heads of certain grasses. Colonies adhere to agar plates and are non-haemolytic, filamentous, branching organisms.
 
It is an organism found in seed heads of certain grasses. Colonies adhere to agar plates and are non-haemolytic, filamentous, branching organisms.
  
''A.hordeovulneris'' causes [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Bacterial granulomatous dermatitis|cutaneous]] and visceral abscessation, [[Inflammation Classification in Respiratory Pathology|pleuritis]], [[Peritonitis]] and [[Septic Arthritis - Small Animal|arthritis]] in dogs.
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''A.hordeovulneris'' causes [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Bacterial granulomatous dermatitis|cutaneous]] and visceral abscessation, [[Inflammation Classification in Respiratory Pathology|pleuritis]], [[peritonitis|Peritonitis]] and [[Septic Arthritis - Small Animal|arthritis]] in dogs.
  
 
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Actinomyces hordeovulneris is a species of the Actinomyces genus.

It is an organism found in seed heads of certain grasses. Colonies adhere to agar plates and are non-haemolytic, filamentous, branching organisms.

A.hordeovulneris causes cutaneous and visceral abscessation, pleuritis, Peritonitis and arthritis in dogs.