Nocardia Flashcards
1) Mastitis is a common clinical sign of bovine nocardiosis.
true
2) Nocardia species cause lymphadenitis in different animals
true
3) Nocardia asteroides can cause mastitis in cattle
true
4) Pneumonia is a frequently seen pathological finding in bovine nocardiosis
false
5) Nocardia asteroides causes bovine nocardiosis
true
6) Nocardia species are really fastidious bacteria which can grow on mucous membranes only.
false
7) Nocardia bacteria can cause inflammation of the lymphatic vessels
false
8) Cattle are infected with nocardia bacteria from the soil
true
9) Nocardia species are Gram negative coccoid rod shaped bacteria
false
10) Carnivores and cattle are susceptible to nocardia species
true
11) nocardia are gram positive branching filaments
true
12) nocardia asteroides can cause generalized infection in dogs
true
13) Nocardiosis is a chronic infection with granuloma formation
true
14) Norcardia species are soil organisms
true
15) Nocardia asteroides is a soil microorganism
true
16) Nocardia asteroides generally causes mastitis in cattle, which can be an iatrogenic infection
true
17) Nocardia asteroides can cause granulomatous lesions of tissues under the skin in cattle
true and chronic mastitis
18) Canine nocardiosis is caused by Nocardia asteroides
true
19) Nocardiosis causes chronic mastitis in cows
true
20) Nocardia asteroides can cause generalized disease in dogs
true
21) Nocardia spp. in cattle primarily causes mastitis
true
22) Most susceptible species to Nocardiosis are dog and horse
false
23) N. asteroides causes cutaneous pyogranulomas in dog
true
24) Nocardia asteroides is zoonotic
true
25) Disseminated Nocardiosis in dog occurs after 1 year of age
false
26) Nocardiosis will cause acute mastitis in cattle
false
27) Bovine farcy causes chronic lesions in the superficial lymph nodes and vessels.
true
28) Nocardiosis are found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions
true
29) Nocardia is a facultative aerobic bacterium
false
