Clostridium Flashcards
Most clostridia have low invasive capacity
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Spores of clostridia are generally very resistant against heat
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The habitat of clostridia is the gut and the soil
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Clostridia are obligate aerobic bacteria
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Clostridium perfringens is an obligate pathogenic bacterium
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Clostridium perfringens can produce main and auxillary toxins
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Extracellular enzymes and toxins are virulence factors of clostridia
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of diseases caused by clostridia
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of diseases caused by clostridia
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Clostridium bacteria is not in the environment, because it cannot tolerate oxygen
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Clostridium spreads usually rapid in a herd
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Clostridium spread mostly with insecticides
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Clostridium difficile can be treated with metronidazole
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Clostridium difficile is seen in foal and piglets
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Many Clostridium species have flagella
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Clostridium species are only found in the subtropics
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Clostridium can cause severe contagious diseases
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Clostridium are obligate pathogens
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Anaculture or anatoxin vaccines are used for the prevention of malignant oedema
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Cl. chauvoei is the agent of malignant oedema
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Lesions of malignant oedema are mainly seen in the large muscles
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Malignant oedema is generally a consequence of wound infection
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Malignant oedema is generally a consequence of wound infection
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Movement difficulties are frequently seen in the case of malignant oedema
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Clostridium novyi can cause malignant oedema
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Malignant oedema can be diagnosed based on clinical signs
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Malignant oedema is caused due to wound infection
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Malignant oedema is only in ruminants
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Malignant oedema, one of the clinical signs is lameness/movement problems
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Malignant oedema, attenuated vaccine for prevention
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Clostridium channel is the agent of malignant oedema
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Malignant oedema is generally a consequence of a wound infection
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Clostridium histolyticum can cause malignant oedema
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Clostridium histolyticum can cause malignant oedema
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Clostridium histolyticum can cause malignant oedema
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Agents of malignant oedema can be detected by bacterium culture
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of malignant oedema.
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Malignant oedema occurs in ruminants and pigs
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Malignant oedema is an acute fatal disease
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Malignant oedema can be treated with antibiotics
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Malignant oedema can occur in any warm-blooded animal.
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Once an area is infected with gas gangrene re-occurrence is common
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Malignant oedema cannot occur in swine
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Malignant oedema usually develop following an endogenous infection
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Malignant oedema is well treated with long-term antibiotics therapy
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Malignant oedema can be treated with polymyxin
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Malignant oedema can be well treated with antibiotics over a long period
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Is gas gangrene (malignant oedema) a regional illness
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The lesions of malignant oedema are mainly seen in the lungs
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Blackleg is caused by Clostridium septicum
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Lesions of blackleg are mainly seen on the claws
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Lameness is a clinical sign of blackleg
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Blackleg is a frequent disease in pigs
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Generally attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
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Anaculture or anatoxin vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
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Blackleg occurs only in tropical and subtropical countries
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Generally attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
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Blackleg generally occurs in endemic form
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Blackleg occurs most frequently in pigs
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Blackleg is a gas gangrene disease
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Blackleg is generally endogenous in sheep
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Blackleg is generally endogenous in cattle
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Movement disorders and lameness can be clinical signs of Blackleg
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Clostridium chauvoei can produce acids and gas from carbohydrates
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Blackleg occurs mainly in ruminants
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Oedema is a typical clinical sign of blackleg
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Live vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
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Blackleg infects ovine through wounds
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In Blackleg disease we use attenuated vaccine
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In the case of sheep, blackleg is generally consequence of a wound infection
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Oedema in the muscles is a typical clinical sign of blackleg
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Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
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Blackleg is caused by Clostridium chauvoei
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Severe diarrhoea is the main clinical sign of blackleg
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Blackleg is caused by Clostridium septicum
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Blackleg occurs in cattle and sheep.
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Blackleg occurs in cattle and sheep.
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Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of blackleg
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Blackleg disease occurs only in ruminants
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Blackleg can usually be treated with antibiotics successfully
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Blackleg in cattle is mainly endogenous between 6 months-3 years old
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The disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei occurs mainly in cattle and sheep
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The disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei is primarily the result of endogenous infection
in cattle.
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Blackleg has four toxins
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Blackleg can be prevented by using vaccine
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We use neomycin and polymyxin to treat disease caused by Clostridium chauvoei
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Blackleg in cattle is mainly endogenous between 2 months-2 years old
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Blackleg in bovine is caused by wound infections
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Blackleg in bovine is caused by wound infections
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Oedema in the wall of the abomasum and duodenum are postmortem lesions of bradsot
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Bradsot is caused by Clostridium chauvoei
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Bradsot is caused by Clostridium chauvoei
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Soil contaminated frozen feed is a frequent predisposing factor of bradsot
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Frozen food is a predisposing factor of bradsot
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Bradsot occurs mainly late autumn and winter
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Overeating can predispose the animals to bradsot
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Thickening of and oedema in the stomach wall are typical lesions of bradsot
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Aminoglycosides are successfully used for treatment in the case of bradsot
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Bradsot is mainly seen in late autumn and winter
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Bradsot is mainly seen in late autumn and winter
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Severe pneumonia is a typical clinical sign of bradsot
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Bradsot has a very fast course
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Bradsot occurs only in suckling lambs
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Bradsot is typically a chronic disease
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Bradsot is common in the summer out on the pasture
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Bradsot is an acute disease resulting in sudden death in many cases
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We can use anaculture strain vaccine against Bradsot
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Bradsot causes oedema of the legs and necrosis
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Post mortem lesions of bradsot can be seen in the stomach (rennet)
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Koves disease is an indicator disease
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CSF is a predisposing factor of koves disease
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Koves disease can be seen in pigs
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Koves disease is caused by Clostridium chavoei
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis is mainly seen in pigs
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis can be prevented by using anatoxin vaccines
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Liver fluke can predispose animals to infectious necrotic hepatitis
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In sheep, Clostridium septicum causes necrotic liver infection
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis causes inflammation and necrotic nodules in the liver
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There is no vaccine to prevent infectious necrotic hepatitis
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis is caused by Clostridium septicum
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis is mainly seen in suckling lambs
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Parasite infection is a frequent predisposing effect of infectious necrotic hepatitis
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Parasite infection is a frequent predisposing effect of infectious necrotic hepatitis
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Parasite infection is a frequent predisposing effect of infectious necrotic hepatitis
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis is caused by Clostridium septicum
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis is caused by Clostridium novyi
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Infectious necrotic hepatitis is spread by tick
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