Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
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| Vandamme et al. 1994 |
The bacterium Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale is the only representative of the genus Ornithobacterium . It is the causative agent of an infectious respiratory disease in chickens and also plays a role in fibrinous serositis in chickens and turkeys. The Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale-infection is highly contagious for chickens and turkeys . There are great differences in virulence between the serotypes .
properties
O. rhinotracheale is a gram-negative , immobile rod 1–3 µm long and 0.2–0.9 µm thick. It is similar to bacteria from the genus Riemerella and, like these and Flavobacterium, belongs to the Flavobacteriaceae family . In contrast to the genera mentioned, it reacts negatively in the catalase test and positive in the urease test.
Web links
- JP Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Ornithobacterium
Individual evidence
- ↑ JP Euzéby: Dictionnaire de Bactériologie Vétérinaire: Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale ( Memento of the original of June 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ JP Euzéby: Dictionnaire de bacteriology Vétérinaire: Quelques caractères différentiels entre les genres Bergeyella , Chryseobacterium , Elizabethkingia , Empedobacter , Flavobacterium , Ornithobacterium , Riemer Ella et Week Ella ( Memento of the original on 26 September 2007 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
