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Habitat?
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ERYSIPELOTHRIX Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae E. tonsillarum
- Habitat: • alimentary tract (swine tonsils), mud, slime of fishes, water
2
Q
Morphology?
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Morphology:
• 1-3 µm thin rods (S type), chains, filaments (R type)
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Q
Staining?
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Staining: • Gram-positive
4
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Culture?
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Culture:
- nutrient agar,
- replication 5-42 oC, pH 6.7-9.2
- blood agar: some strains α haemolysis
- S-R colonies
- agar
- broth:
- S: uniform turbidity
- R: sediment
- selective culture:
- NaN3 + crystal violet
- neomycin
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Biochemistry?
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Biochemistry:
- catalase -,
- oxidase -,
- fermentative,
- extra cellular enzymes
- neuraminidase: binding to endothelial cells
- hyaluronidase: spreading
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Q
Antigens?
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Antigens:
- two common protein antigens
- protection
- type specific polysaccharide haptens
- 1-26: diagnostics
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Resistance?
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Resistance:
• good, halotolerance,
soil
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Pathogenecity?
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Pathogenicity:
- facultative pathogenic
- swine: erysipelas
- sheep: wound infection
- birds: septicaemia
- humans: wound infection (erysipeloid)
9
Q
E.tonsillarium?
A
E. tonsillarum:
- no biochemical difference
- serotype 7 and further 6 serotypes
- present on tonsils of swine,
- endocarditis of dogs
Bacto specific oral
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31.Bacillus anthracis5
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32. Genera Bacillus and Paenibacillus (except B. anthracis).6
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33. Genus Clostridium (habitat, morphology, culture). Clostridium species causing gas gangrene diseases.10
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34. Genus Clostridium (resistance, pathogenicity, grouping). Characterisation of pathogenic Clostridium species (except Clostridium species causing gas gangrene diseases).5
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35. Genus Staphylococcus (habitat, morphology, culture). Characterisation of coagulase positive Staphylococcus species.5
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36. Genus Staphylococcus (virulence factors, grouping). Characterisation of coagulase negative Staphylococcus species, genus Micrococcus.5
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37. Genus Streptococcus.9
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38. Genera Enterococcus, Lactococcus and Lactobacillus, anaerobic cocci.6
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39. Genus Erysipelothrix.9
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40.Genus Listeria.10
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41. Genus Mycobacterium (habitat, morphology, staining, culture). Facultative pathogenic and saprophytic Mycobacterium species.6
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42. Genus Mycobacterium (antigens, resistance). Obligate pathogenic Mycobacterium species.4
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43. Genus Corynebacterium.8
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44. Genera Actinomyces, Trueperella and Actinobaculum.8
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45. Genera Renibacterium and Rhodococcus.5
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46. Genera Nocardia and Dermatophilus.10
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47. Family Enterobacteriaceae (habitat, morphology, culture), genus Serratia6
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48. Family Enterobacteriaceae (biochemistry, antigens, resistance, pathogenicity, grouping), genus Edwardsiella.7
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49. Genus Escherichia.11
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50. Genera Klebsiella and Enterobacter.9
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51. Genus Salmonella (taxonomy, habitat, morphology, culture).6
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52. Genus Salmonella (antigens, resistance).5
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53. Groups of pathogenic salmonellae.1
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54. Genera Shigella and Yersinia.10
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55. Genera Citrobacter, Proteus and Providentia.6
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56. Genus Fusobacterium.6
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57. Genera Bacteroides, Dichelobacter and Prevotella.3
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58. Genus Pasteurella.5
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59. Genera Mannheimia and Bibersteinia8
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60. Genus Actinobacillus.29
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61. Genera Haemophilus, Histophilus and Avibacterium.12
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62. Genera Taylorella, Riemerella and Ornithobacterium.17
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63. Genus Francisella.5
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64. Genus Bordetella.8
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65.Genus Moraxella.7
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66.Genus Brucella (taxonomy, habitat, morphology, staining). Characterisation of R-type Brucella species.8
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67.Genus Brucella (antigens, resistance, typing, subtyping). Characterisation of S-type Brucella species.8
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68. Genus Burkholderia.11
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70. Genera Vibrio and Lawsonia.17
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71. Genus Campylobacter.10
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72. Genera Helicobacter and Arcobacter.11
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73. General characterisation of spirochetes. Genus Treponema.8
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74.Genus Borrelia.5
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75.Genus Brachyspira.7
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76. Genus Leptospira (habitat, morphology, staining).3
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77. Genus Leptospira (culture, typing, subtyping). Important pathogenic Leptospira serotypes.6
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78. Genus Chlamydia (habitat, morphology, staining). Human pathogenic Chlamydia species.8
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79. Genus Chlamydia (culture, antigens, resistance). Animal pathogenic Chlamydia species.4
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80. Rickettsiales (habitat, morphology, staining, culture). Genus Rickettsia.5
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81. Genera Coxiella and Bartonella3
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82. Genera Ehrlichia and Anaplasma.2
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83. Mycoplasmas (habitat, morphology, staining). Genus Ureaplasma. Bovine pathogenic Mycoplasma species.3
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84. Culture of mycoplasmas. Ovine and caprine pathogenic Mycoplasma species.2
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85. Resistance of mycoplasmas. Genus Acholeplasma. Swine pathogenic Mycoplasma species.5
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86. Haemotropic Mycoplasma species. Mycoplasma species that are pathogenic to poultry, dogs and cats.2
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87. Pathogenic importance of fungi. Dermatophytons.6
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88. Genera Penicillium and Aspergillus.3
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89. Genera Fusarium and Stachybotrys.2
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90. Imperfect yeasts and dimorphic fungi (genera, species).9
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69. Genera Pseudomonas and Aeromonas.19
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30. General characterisation of fungi, their morphology, culture, replication, resistance, groups.5
