Lecture 16- Gram Negative Rods Pt. 4 Flashcards
What disease is caused by Ornithobacterium rhinotrachaele?
Ornithobacteriosis in backyard birds
What disease is caused by Moraxella bovis?
Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis
Characteristics of Brucella
Zoonotic
Venereal transmission
Facultative intracellular
Symptoms of Brucella infections
Abortion
chronic granulomatous diseases
What species is affected by Brucella abortus?
Cattle, bison, and elk
Sometimes horses (osteomyelitis)
Disease in humans caused by consumption of contaminated meat with Brucella abortus
Bang’s disease
Undulant fever
Bacteria that causes orchitis in feral swine and hunting dogs
Brucella suis
Disease that causes canine brucellosis
Brucella canis
Dx of Brucella
Blood culture (gold standard)
Serology and agglutination tests
Which brucella cannot infect humans?
Brucella ovis
What disease is caused by Francisella tularensis
Tularemia
Characteristics of Francisella tularensis
Facultative intracellular
Vector-borne
What disease is caused by Bartonella henselae?
Cat scratch fever
What disease is caused by Taylorella equigenitalis
Contagious equine metritis (temporary infertility)
What disease is frequently caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Ear infections