Lecture 15- Gram Negative Rods Pt. 3 Flashcards
Characteristics of Pasteurella multocida
Gram negative rod
Extracellular
Opportunistic pathogen of nasal cavities
Pasteurella multocida toxin (PMT)
Diseases caused by Pasteurella multocida
Hemorrhagic septicemia (in cattle, not in US, high morbidity, edematous swelling of submandibular region)
Fibrinous bronchopneumonia (in cattle, part of shipping fever)
Fowl cholera (mature birds)
Atrophic rhinitis (swine 4-12wks, facial deformity)
Snuffles (rabbits)
What two diseases together cause Swine atrophic rhinitis?
Pasteurella multocida andBordetella bronchispetica
Dx of Pasteurella multoida?
Nasal culture
Serology for herd screening
What bacteria can be found in animal bite wounds?
Pasteurella multocida
What bacteria is the main agent in shipping fever complex?
Mannheimia haemolytica
What is a major virulence factor of Mannheimia haemolytica?
Leukotoxin (pore-forming in WBC)
Most common bacterial isolates in Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex?
Mannheimia haemolytica
Pasteurella multocida
Mycoplasma bovis
Trueperella pyrogenes
What are the symptoms of Riemerella anatipestifer infections?
Septicemia and severe polyserositis in ducklings
What disease does Haemophilus parasuis cause?
Glasser’s disease in piglets
What disease does Histophilus somni cause?
Thromboembolic meningoencephalitis (TEME) in cattle (sleeper syndrome)
Symptoms of Histophilus somni infections
hemmorhage and necrosis in brain
Thrombi formation in blood vessels
Differential diagnosis to Histophilus somni
Listeria
What disease is caused by Avibacterium paragallinarum?
Infectious coryza
Fowl coryza
Symptoms of Avibacterium paragallinarum infection?
Infraorbital swelling, rhinitis, diarrhea