repro bacteriology Flashcards
What is being described and what species does it affect?
spirochete bacteria,
spread by cattle and sheep co-grazing, water, new animals, shared bull
diagnosed by paired herd serology
Leptospira hardjo
cattle
What is being described and what species does it affect? Opportunistic pathogen found in the environment. spore forming gram positive rod
Cattle
Bacillus licheniformis
What is being described and what species does it affect?
enzootic abortion, eradicated in the UK, zoonotic, granulomatous lesions. placentitis -> abortion
Brucella abortus
cattle
What is being described and what species does it affect?
found in the prepuce on the bull & transmitted sexually. Causes catarrhal inflammation of the reproductive tract –> infertility
Campylobacter fetus venerealis
cattle
What is being described and what species does it affect?
enzootic abortion, spread by sheep, faeces, birds. Obligate intracellular pathogen, impression smear & ZN staining of placenta, late aboriton, PI, Kosters stain
Chlamydophila abortus
What is being described and what species does it affect?
cattle & sheep, faeco oral transmission
campy fetus fetus
What is the organism responsible for CEM?
taylorella equigenitalis
causes metritis & cervicitis
What is the major cause of equine metritis?
klebsiella pneumoniae
What are the major organisms involved in pyo in dogs?
E coli
Streps
