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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Species of pathogenic bacterium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the disease called "erysipelas" in livestock and wild animals. For the disease called "erysipelas" in humans, see erysipelas.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a Gram-positive, catalase-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, nonacid-fast, nonmotile bacterium. Distributed worldwide, E. rhusiopathiae is primarily considered an animal pathogen, causing the disease known as erysipelas that may affect a wide range of animals. Pigs, turkeys and laying hens are most commonly affected, but cases have been reported in other mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles.[1] In pigs, the disease is known as diamond skin disease. The bacterium can also cause zoonotic infections in humans, called erysipeloid. The human disease called erysipelas is not caused by E. rhusiopathiae, but by various members of the genus Streptococcus.
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae | |
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Cellular and colonial morphology of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Erysipelotrichia |
Order: | Erysipelotrichales |
Family: | Erysipelotrichaceae |
Genus: | Erysipelothrix |
Species: | E. rhusiopathiae |
Binomial name | |
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Migula, 1900 | |
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