MT3- NOCARDIA Flashcards
Mastitis is a common clinical sign of bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia species cause lymphadenitis in different animals
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inflammation of the lymph nodes
Nocardia asteroides can cause mastitis in cattle
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Pneumonia is a frequently seen pathological finding in bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia asteroides causes bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia asteroides: cattle and dog
Nocardia species are really fastidious bacteria which can grow on mucous membranes only.
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Nocardia bacteria can cause inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
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Cattle are infected with nocardia bacteria from the soil
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Nocardia species are Gram negative coccoid rod shaped bacteria
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- Gram +
- branching filaments (coccoid)
- non motile
- obligate aerobic
Carnivores and cattle are susceptible to nocardia species:
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N. Asteroides
nocardia are gram positive branching filaments:
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- Gram +
- branching filaments (coccoid)
- non motile
- obligate aerobic
nocardia asteroides can cause generalized infection in dogs
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Nocardiosis is a chronic infection with granuloma formation.
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Norcardia species are soil organisms
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Nocardia asteroides is a soil microorganism.
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