G+ Cocci

Question 1

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 1

Cattle, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, horses, birds, humans, marine/wild animals;

Mastitis, skin infections, pustular dermatitis, wound infections, otitis, cystitis, acral lick dermatitis, abscesses, necrotic dermatitis (birds), bumblefoot, Toxic Shock Syndrome (humans), food poisoning, pneumonia

Question 2

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Answer 2

Everything is similar to S. aureus

Question 3

Staphylococcus schleiferi ss schleiferi

Answer 3

Dogs;

Otitis externa, pyoderma

Question 4

Staphylococcus schleiferi ss. coagulans

Answer 4

Dogs;

Otitis externa, pyoderma

Question 5

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Answer 5

Cattle, goats, humans

Mastitis (most common in goats), skin infections, septicemia, biofilm on catheters

Question 6

Staphylococcus hyicus

Answer 6

Pigs (ss 1), cattle (ss 2)

Exudative dermatitis, occasional mastitis

Question 7

Micrococcus

Answer 7

Humans, domestic animals

Colonize heart valve replacements, skin of humans

Question 8

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 8

Humans;

Sore throats, wounds, septicemia

Question 9

Streptococcus agalactiae

Answer 9

Cattle, goats;

Mastitis, Childbed fever

Question 10

Streptococcus dysgalactiae

Answer 10

Cattle, goats;

Mastitis

Question 11

Streptococcus uberis

Answer 11

Cattle;

Mastitis

Question 12

Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Answer 12

Horses;

Abscess, metritis, cervicitis, wounds

Question 13

Streptococcus equisimilis

Answer 13

Horses, pigs;

Wounds, cervicitis, meningitis, septicemia

Question 14

Streptococcus equi

Answer 14

Equidae;

Strangles, “joint ill”

Question 15

Streptococcus canis

Answer 15

Dogs, cats;

Tonsillitis, mastitis, septicemia

Question 16

Streptococcus “E” (porcinus)

Answer 16

Pigs;

Jowl abscess

Question 17

Streptococcus suis

Answer 17

Pigs, humans (rarely);

CNS infections, arthritis, septicemia​

Question 18

Enterococcus spp.

Answer 18

Many spp.;

Endocarditis, UTIs, wounds, fecal contamination, contaminated specimens