Actinobaculum Suis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the oxygen requirement for Actinobaculum suis?
A
Anaerobic Bacteria
2
Q
How is Actinobaculum suis transmitted?
A
It is a sexually transmitted disease
3
Q
What disease does Actinobaculum suis cause?
A
Porcine cystitis and Pyelonephritis
4
Q
When do diseases assoc. with A. suis start to appear?
A
3-4 weeks post-coitus
5
Q
Death of porcine from A. suis is associated with ____?
A
Renal failure
6
Q
What is the habitat of A. suis on pigs?
A
Its a commensal organism in the Preputial Mucosa of boars (STD)
7
Q
The pathogenesis of A. suis is very similar to which other bacteria?
A
C. renale group - Bovine pyelonephritis
