• Novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from a domestic cat with severe otitis. (cdc.gov)
  • The clinical relevance of Corynebacterium diphtheriae recovered from a cat with otitis is poorly understood. (cdc.gov)
  • C. diphtheriae , Streptococcus equi zooepidemicus , Staphylococcus spp. (cdc.gov)
  • Tinsdale agar plate growth (Remel, Lenexa, KS, USA) gave rise to black colonies with a brown halo, typical of cysteinase-producing C. diphtheriae , C. ulcerans , or C. pseudotuberculosis . (cdc.gov)
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae , the cause of diphtheria in humans. (wikidoc.org)
  • Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a facultative intracellular pathogen that belongs to the so-called CMN ( Corynebacterium-Mycobacterium-Nocardia ) group, a distinct subgroup of the Actinobacteria that also includes other highly important bacterial pathogens, such as Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The other bacteria identified were Proteus and Streptococcus sp. (cswri.res.in)
  • Well-recognized and common causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults include bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae , and Staphylococcus aureus , and viruses such as influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus, and parainfluenza virus. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Corynebacterium is a genus of Gram-positive , facultatively anaerobic , non- motile , rod-shaped actinobacteria . (wikidoc.org)
  • Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive bacterium known globally to infect ruminants, horses, and rarely people. (wikipedia.org)
  • The bacteria infect white blood cells called neutrophils , causing changes in gene expression that prolong the life of these otherwise short-lived cells. (mdwiki.org)
  • This bacterium is a facultative anaerobic organism that is catalase-positive and capable of beta-hemolysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • This bacterium is grown at 37 °C under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, thus C. pseudotuberculosis is a facultative anaerobe. (wikipedia.org)
  • Human granulocytic anaplasmosis ( HGA ) is a tick-borne , infectious disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum , an obligate intracellular bacterium that is typically transmitted to humans by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus species complex, including Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in North America. (mdwiki.org)
  • Among animals with bacterial isolation, Staphylococcus aureus (6/34 = 17.6%), Escherichia coli (5/34 = 14.7%), Staphylococcus beta-hemolytic (5/34 = 14.7%), and Trueperella pyogenes (3/34 = 8.8%) were predominant, in addition to a miscellaneous of other bacteria isolated in minor frequency, e.g. (bvsalud.org)
  • These opportunistic anaerobic bacteria may also cause bed sores, pressure sores, aspiration pneumonia, chronic otitis media (ear infection), chronic sinusitis, and osteomyelitis (bone infection). (microgeninc.com)
  • This bacterium uses the virulence factors phospholipase D and mycolic acid to damage eukaryotic cell walls and resist phagocytic lysosomal degradation, respectively. (wikipedia.org)
  • Comparative analyses of the exoproteomes of two C. pseudotuberculosis strains, in addition to comparison with other experimentally determined corynebacterial exoproteomes, were helpful to gain novel insights into the contribution of the exported proteins in the virulence of this bacterium. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In fact, one might expect that the majority of the virulence determinants of C. pseudotuberculosis would be present in the exoproteome, i.e . the entire set of bacterial proteins found in the extracellular milieu [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • citation needed] It was finally renamed Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in 1948, to reflect that the clinical disease signs were similar to disease caused by M. tuberculosis species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some nondiphtheria species of Corynebacterium produce disease in specific animal species, and some of these are also human pathogens . (wikidoc.org)
  • Some species of Corynebacterium have sequenced genomes that range in size from 2.5 - 3 Mbp. (wikidoc.org)
  • Species of Corynebacterium have been used in the mass production of various amino acids including L-Glutamic Acid , a popular food additive that is made at a rate of 1.5 million tons/ year by Corynebacterium. (wikidoc.org)
  • In general the agents implicated in etiology of respiratory syndrome include a wide spectra of viruses such as PI 3, Adeno and Reo viruses, bacterial species such as Hemophilus, Bordetella, Pasteurella, Corynebacterium, Mycoplasma and Chlamydia along with a chain of predisposing factors mainly the environmental and managemental fluctuations. (cswri.res.in)
  • This bacterium is of relatively low clinical significance, but is used frequently to test water filters due to its very small size. (microgeninc.com)
  • citation needed] Shortly after, it was sampled from abscesses in a sheep by Hugo von Preisz [hu], and the bacterium was named the "Preisz-Nocard" bacillus until further work by German microbiologists in the mid-1900s, when it was recategorized into the Corynebacterium genus. (wikipedia.org)
  • General Information: They may be found as members of the normal microflora of humans, where these bacteria find a suitable niche in virtually every anatomic site. (up.ac.za)
  • A disease known as ulcerative lymphagenitis can also result from infection with C. pseudotuberculosis in the distal limbs of horses. (wikipedia.org)
  • Infection with this bacterium is often confirmed by bacterial culture of the purulent exudate. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the course of infection, the bacteria invade and colonize tissues of the upper respiratory tract, proliferate and produce exotoxin that inhibits protein synthesis and causes local lesions and systemic degenerative changes in the heart, muscles, peripheral nerves, liver and other vital organs. (up.ac.za)
  • Also, multidrug resistance to ≥ 3 classes of antimicrobials was found in 23.5% (8/34) strains. (bvsalud.org)
  • 44 proteins were commonly identified in two different strains, isolated from distinct hosts, then composing a core C. pseudotuberculosis exoproteome. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The first isolation of C. pseudotuberculosis came from a cow lymph node in 1888, by French bacteriologist Edmond Nocard. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moreover, evidence could be found for probable non-classical export of most of the remaining proteins. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These ticks are found in the US, Europe, and Asia. (mdwiki.org)
  • The authors of the present study have previously hypothesized that unrecognized aspiration of less virulent bacteria that normally inhabit the nasopharynx might also cause pneumonia, especially in persons whose upper airways are bypassed or whose ability to clear aspirated organisms is damaged [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The spores of B. cereus bacteria commonly contaminate raw foods and food materials, particularly foods that have been in contact with soil. (microgeninc.com)
  • citation needed] Although few recent studies have been conducted into its prevalence, data from slaughterhouses in Australia in the late 1980s suggested that C. pseudotuberculosis was affecting 50-60% of sheep. (wikipedia.org)
  • The management system also found to affect the sero-prevalence of BTD and it was higher in migratory flocks (63.29% in sheep to 84.84% in goats) compared to stationary flocks (35.03% in sheep to 72.88% in goats). (cswri.res.in)
  • C. pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive bacterium that can be either coccoid or filamentous rods, which can be organized into palisades. (wikipedia.org)
  • Microscopically, the bacteria were gram-positive, club-shaped rods, 1 µm in diameter, arranged singly or at angles. (cdc.gov)
  • citation needed] C. pseudotuberculosis can survive in soil for up to 8 months and contaminate bedding and indoor handling facilities for several weeks. (wikipedia.org)
  • They can be found in many environments including soil, trees and skin. (wikidoc.org)
  • Specifically, C. pseudotuberculosis is intrinsically resistant to streptomycin, with varying resistance to penicillin and neomycin depending on the strain. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] C. pseudotuberculosis also causes disease in horses, and should be considered prevalent in areas where cases of "pigeon fever" and "ulcerative lymphadenitis" have been recorded. (wikipedia.org)
  • Consumption of foods contaminated with B. cereus may result in disease either by the consumption of pre-formed toxin or by toxins produced by these bacteria in during growth the gut. (microgeninc.com)
  • During 1985-88, in sheep and goats, 7.01% of the animals were found positive for BTV antibodies on AGPT. (cswri.res.in)
  • Other characteristics of this bacterium include being nonsporulating, noncapsulated, and possessing fimbrae, but it is immobile. (wikipedia.org)
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  • The non-diptheiroid Corynebecterium can also be found in human mucous membranes. (wikidoc.org)
  • In general, this bacterium causes lesions of the skin, lymph nodes, and internal organs. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is a site for proliferation of bacteria and the smell attracts blow flies leading to irritation and suffering. (angoras.co.za)