Showing posts with label actinobacillus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label actinobacillus. Show all posts




Thursday, October 30, 2008

Actinobacillus lignieresii

- causes "Wooden tongue"

VIRULENCE FACTORS
- proteases

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Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae

- morphology resembles Pasteurella

- hemorrhagic necrotizing pneumonia, fibrinous pleuritis in pigs
- high morbidity; lethality depends on environmental factors

- no healthy carriers
- survivors end up with chronic pneumonia
- transmission: aerosol

VIRULENCE FACTORS OTHER THAN LPS AND CAPSULE
- cytotoxins
- porcine transferin binding protein (lends host specificity)

therapy: penicillin

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Broad overview of this huge packet!

- Pasteurella
- Haemophilus
- Actinobacillus
- Bordetella
- Moraxella bovis
- Pseudomonas
- Brucella
- Francisella tularensis
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