BACTERIOLOGY Flashcards

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Smallest units capable of independent existence

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Living Cells

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2
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Usually less than 5um in length

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Prokaryotic Cell

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3
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Membrane-bound organelles are present

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Eukaryotic Cells

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80S ribosomes in cytoplasm; 70S ribosomes in mitochondria and chloroplasts

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Eukaryotic Cell

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5
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Nucleic acid occurs as a single molecule, often circular

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Prokaryotic Cell

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6
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Nuclear membrane and nucleolus absent

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Prokaryotic Cell

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7
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Unicellular and are smaller and less complex than eukaryotic cells such as mammalian red blood cells

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Bacteria

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8
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Bacteria occur as _______, _______, _________ forms and occasionally as ____________.

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rods, cocci, helical ; branching filaments

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9
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Readily seen using conventional light microscopy

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Red Blood Cell

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10
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Rod shaped cells, usually stained by the Gram method. Using bright-field microscopy, a magnification of 1000x is required to observe most bacterial cells.

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Bacillus

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Spherical-shaped cells, often occuring in chains or in grape -like clusters.

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Coccus

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Thin, helical bacteria, dark field microscopy (without staining) or special staining methods are required to demonstrate these unusual microorganisms.

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Spirochaete

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13
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Yeasts, molds and mushrooms belong to a large group of non-photosynthetic eukaryotes.

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Fungi

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14
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Produce filamentous microscopic structures called molds.

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Multicellular fungi

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15
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Yeast; spherical or ovoid shape and multiply by budding

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Unicellular fungi

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16
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Often occur in chains or grape-like clusters

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Coccus

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17
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Reproduce by budding

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Yeast

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18
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Branched structures (hyphae) composed of many cells.

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Mould

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19
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Considered plant-like because they contain chlorophyll; free living in water, others grow on the surfaces of rocks and on other structures in the environment.

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Algae

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They are not cells and consist of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA, enclosed in a protein coat called capsid.

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Viruses

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21
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Viruses which invade bacterial cells.

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Bacteriophages

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22
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Readily seen at magnification of 1000x

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Coccus

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23
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devoid of nucleic acid, composed of abnormally folded protein capable of inducing conformational chages in host cell protein then damages long-lived cells such as neurons.

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Prions

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24
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exhibit remarkable resistance to physical and chemical inactivation procedures.

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Prions

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25
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Stain of Gram-positive bacteria

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purple-blue

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26
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Stain of Gram-negative bacteria

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red

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27
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Gram positive, cluster-forming cocci; nonmotile, facultative anaerobes, catalase-positive; fermentative, grow on non-enriched media.

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Staphylococcus species

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28
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detects the presence of a bound coagulase or clumping factor on the bacterial surface.

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Slide test

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29
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detects free coagulase or staphylocoagulase which is secreted by the bacteria into the plasma.

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Tube test

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30
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Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors

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coagulase
protein A
leukocidin
beta and alpha toxin
toxic-shock syndrome toxin (TSST)

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31
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Toxins produced by S. aureus

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Alpha hemolysin
Beta hemolysin
Gamma hemolysin
Delta hemolysin
Leukocidin
Enterotoxin

32
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Enzymes produced by S. aureus

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Coagulase (free)
Hyaluronidase (spreading factor)
Deoxyribonuclease
Fibrinolysin (staphylokinase)
Lipase
Protease

33
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Produces toxins similar (but not identical) to S. aureus

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S. hyicus

34
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Induced recurrent pyoderma- mast cell degranulation. Results in an intense inflammatory reaction– leads to pruritus, erythem, etc.

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S. intermedius

35
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Sucklers and weaned pigs up to 3 months. Widespread excessive sebaceous secretion, exfoliation and exudation on the skin surface

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Exudative epidermitis

36
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Ixodes ricinus is a vector for the rickettsial agent of tick-borne fever.

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Tick pyemia

37
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A chronic, suppurative granulomatous condition. It can occur within a few weeks of castration in the horse due to infection of the stump of the spermatic cord (scirrhous cord).

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Botryomycosis

38
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Gram positive cocci in chains; facultative anaerobes, usually motile, catalase negative; fastidious, requiring enriched media; form small, usually hemolytic, transclucent colonies.

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Streptococci

39
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Classified based on type of hemolysis, biochemical tests and by serological means (Lancefield groups) using precipitation test based on the cell surface carbohydrate moiety.

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Streptococci

40
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complete hemolysis indicated by clear zones around colonies

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Beta-hemolysis

41
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partial or incomplete haemolysis indicated by greenish or hazy zones around colonies

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Alpha-haemolysis

42
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denotes no observable changes in the blood agar around colonies

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Gamma-haemolysis

43
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elaborates a factor which completely lyses the red cells already damaged by the beta hemolysin of staphylococcusu aureus, producing a characteristic clear ‘arrow head’ pattern of complete hemolysis.

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Streptococcus agalactiae

44
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highly selective for the streptococci and also indicates aesculin hydrolysis and the type of haemolysis.

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Edwards medium

45
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causes strangles, highly contagious, severe purulent infection of the upper respiratory tract and draining lymph nodes of solipeds

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Streptococcus equi

46
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Common finding of strangles

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Guttural pouch empyema

47
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considered to be an immune-mediated disease, may occur in some affected horses 1 to 3 weeks after initial illness.

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Purpura Haemorrhagica

48
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Virulence factors of streptococcus equi

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  1. Cytotoxin
  2. M protein
  3. Hyaluronic Acid Capsule
49
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causes ruminant mastitis, neonatal sepsis and meningitis in humans

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Streptococcus agalactiae

50
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GBS virulence factors

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  1. Cell surface structures
  2. Major exotoxin
  3. CAMP Factor
  4. Neuraminidase
  5. Hemolysin
  6. Vasoactive extracellular toxin
  7. Hyaluronidase
51
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carried in the mouth, skin lesions of the udder, and in vagina

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Streptococcus dysgalactiae

52
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commensal of bovine GIT & skin, causes opportunistic disease (primarily mastitis) in cows reared under poor management conditions.

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Streptococcus uberis

53
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carrier pigs harbor the organism in tonsillar tissues; causes meningitis, arthritis, septicemia and bronchopneumonia in pigs of all ages, and with sporadic cases of endocarditis, neonatal deaths and abortion.

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Streptococcus suis

54
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causative agent of “swine strangles”/jowl abscessation, a severe cervical/mandibular lymphadenopathy.

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Streptococcus porcinus

55
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causes disease in several host species.

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Streptococcus zooepidemicus

56
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Pleomorphic, gram-positive bacteria which occur in coccoid, club and rod forms (coryneform morphology)

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Genus corynebacterium

57
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Caused by the non-nitrate reducing biotype of C. psedutuberculosis.

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Caseous lymphadenitis

58
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Caused by the non-nitrate reducing biotype of C. psedutuberculosis.

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Caseous lymphadenitis

59
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Caused by the non-nitrate reducing biotype of C. pseudotuberculosis.

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Caseous lymphadenitis

60
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Sporadic cases caused by the nitrate reducing biotype of C. pseudotuberculosis.

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Ulcerative lymphangitis in horses and cattle

61
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Characterized by ulceration around the preputial orifice, with a brownish crust developing over the lesion. Common in merino sheep and angora goats, caused by C. renale.

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Ulcerative (enzootic) balanoposthitis (pizzle rot)

62
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Organisms belonging to the C. renale group can be isolated from the vulva, vagina and prepuce of apparently normal cattle.

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Bovine pyelonephritis

63
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Virulence factor of Bovine pyelonephritis

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Pili/fimbriae
Their ability to break down urea into ammonia
Produce cell lysis agent called Renalin

64
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Gram-positive rods or cocci; Growth on non-enriched media; Aerobic, non-motile

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Genus Rhodococcus

65
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Salmon-pink mucoid colonies with no haemolysis; Soil saprophyte

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Genus Rhodococcus

66
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Produces a factor which completely lyses the red cells previously damaged by the beta haemolysis of Staphylococcus aureus, producing a spade-shaped pattern of complete haemolysis which extends across the streak of S. aureus.

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CAMP test-positive

67
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Generally acquired by inhalation of dust contaminated with R. equi.

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Suppurative bronchopneumonia of foals

68
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Many species with branching filaments; anaerobic or facultatively anaerobic; morphologically heterogenous; nonmotile; MZN negative or positive.
-relatively slow growth on laboratory media
- opportunistic pathogens

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Genus Actinomyces

69
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Invasion of the mandible and, less commonly, the maxilla of cattle by Actinomyces bovis causes a chronic rarefying osteomyelitis.

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Bovine actinomycosis (lumpy jaw)

70
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Pinhead-sized yellowish ‘sulphur granules’ are found

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Bovine actinomycosis (lumpy jaw)

71
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Aerobic, nonmotile saprophytic actinomycetes
-causes opportunistic infection, associated with immunosuppression or may follow after a heavy challenge.

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Genus Nocardia

72
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Genus Dermatophilus Species

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D. congolensis
D. dermatonomus
D. pedis

73
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streptotrichosis in cattle

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D. congolensis

74
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mycotic dermatitis in sheep

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D. dermatonomus

75
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strawberry foot rot in sheep

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D. pedis

76
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characterized by formation of crush and tendency to spread over large areas

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Rain scald

77
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Form of disease in sheep

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dermatitis of wool-covered areas, face (lumpy wool)
dermatitis of hairy parts of the face and strotum
dermatitis of lower leg (foot rot)