What is the oxygen requirement for Actinobaculum suis?
Anaerobic Bacteria
How is Actinobaculum suis transmitted?
It is a sexually transmitted disease
What disease does Actinobaculum suis cause?
Porcine cystitis and Pyelonephritis
When do diseases assoc. with A. suis start to appear?
3-4 weeks post-coitus
Death of porcine from A. suis is associated with ____?
Renal failure
What is the habitat of A. suis on pigs?
Its a commensal organism in the Preputial Mucosa of boars (STD)
The pathogenesis of A. suis is very similar to which other bacteria?
C. renale group - Bovine pyelonephritis