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Pasteurellaceae Flashcards

1
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Actinobacillus cause in small ruminants?

A

Ulcerative lesions of the skin and mammary glands

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What metabolic feature is useful in identifying bacteria in the family Pasteurellaceae?

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They are oxidase posititve

(have cytochrome c oxidase)

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Which type of agar should be used to culture Haemophilus felis?

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Chocolate agar

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What disease patterns do members of the genus Actinobacillus cause in pigs?

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Pneumonia, endocarditis, arthritis, and abortion

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What disease pattern do members of the genus Actinobacillus cause in cats and dogs?

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Wound infections

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What disease patterns do members of the genus Histophilus cause in small ruminants?

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Pneumonia, septicemia, mastitis, epididymitis

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How are Pasteurella infections treated and prevented?

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Antibiotics- tetracycline, aminoglycosides

Vaccines available for adult cattle, calves, and pigs

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What disease patterns do members of the genus Haemophilus cause in pigs?

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Pneumonia, serositis, meningitis (“Glässer’s disease”)

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What disease patterns do members of the genus Pasturella cause in lagomorphs?

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Rhinosinusitis (“snuffles”), genital infections

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What is a causative agent of pneumonia in horses in the genus Actinobacillus?

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Actinobacillus equuli haemolytica

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How are Haemophilus infections treated and prevented?

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Treatment- antibiotics, depopulate infected flocks

Prevention- vaccine available for breeding flocks

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How are Actinobacillus infections treated and prevented?

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Treatment- “Wooden tongue”- treat with topical iodine, antibiotics

Prevention- vaccine available for pigs, minimize contact between piglets and adults,

good foaling hygiene

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What disease patterns do members of the genus Pasturella cause in dogs and cats?

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Wound infections (from licking), pyothorax

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What disease patterns do members of the genus Pasturella cause in birds?

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Rales, oculonasal discharge, “avian cholera”

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Where are Pasteurella and Mannheimia haemolytica usually found?

How are these bacteria transmitted?

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Normally found in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of healthy animals

Spread through saliva and coughing/sneezing

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16
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Atrophic rhinitis in pigs can be caused by coinfection of which two organisms?

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Pasturella multocida and Bordetella bronchisepta

17
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Haemophilus cause in birds?

A

Coryza

(acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract)

18
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Haemophilus cause in cats and dogs?

A

Conjunctivits (usually uncomplicated), cystitis, septicemia

19
Q

What is the causative agent of shipping fever in large ruminants?

A

Mannheimia haemolytica

20
Q

Respiratory infections caused by Pasturella can be complicated by co-infection with which organism?

A

Bordetella bronchisepta

21
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Which organism causes spreading granuloma, or “wooden tongue,” in large ruminants?

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Actinobacillus lignieresii

22
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Actinobacillus cause in horses?

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Pneumonia, neonatal septicemia, and endotoxemia

23
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What is the morphology of Actinobacillus colonies? What do they resemble?

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Have a star-like appearance

“actino-“- radiated

24
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Histophilus cause in large ruminants?

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Thromboembolic meningoencephalitis (TEME)

Pneumonia, septicemia, abortion

25
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How are Histophilus infections treated and prevented?

A

Treatment- antibiotics

Prevention- vaccine available for cows

26
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Pasturella cause in horses?

A

Respiratory diseases

27
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Pasturella cause in pigs?

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Pneumonia, atrophic rhinitis

28
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What is a causative agent of neonatal septicemia in foals in the genus Actinobacillus?

A

Actinobacillus equuli equuli

29
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What disease patterns do members of the genus Pasturella cause in ruminants?

A

Pnuemonia (“shipping fever”), septicemia, mastitis

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