Arcanobacterium
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| Collins et al. 1983 |
Arcanobacterium is a genus of slender, irregularly shaped rod bacteria. They are 0.3–0.8 µm wide and 1–5 µm long. Their ends are partly club-shaped. They are immobile, acid unstable, and facultatively anaerobic . They grow slowly and are sometimes stored in a V-formation. Later, complete hemolysis and partially cocoid forms appear.
A. pyogenes plays an important role as a pus pathogen in ruminants, but also in other animal species. With the help of dipping agents , the stress on the animal can be reduced significantly.
Types (selection)
- Arcanobacterium haemolyticum (ex Mac Lean et al. 1946) Collins et al. 1983
- Arcanobacterium pyogenes (Glage 1903) Pascual Ramos et al. 1997
swell
- Medical microbiology, infection and epidemic theory by Rolle / Mayr, Enke Verlag Stuttgart 2007
Web links
- JP Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Arcanobacterium