Streptococcus canis
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 135 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5146-2039-5
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Streptococcus canis is a Group G beta-hemolytic species of Streptococcus. It was first isolated in dogs, giving the bacteria its name. These bacteria are characteristically different from Streptococcus dysgalactiae, which is a human specific Group G species that has a different phenotypic chemical composition. Streptococcus canis is important to the skin and mucosa health of cats and dogs, however under certain circumstances these bacteria will cause opportunistic infections. These infections were known to afflict dogs and cats prior to the formal description of the species in Devriese et al., 1986. However additional studies revealed cases of infection in other mammal species, including cows and even humans. Instances of mortality from Streptococcus canis in humans are very low with only a few reported cases, while actual instances of infection may be underreported due to mischaracterizations of the bacteria as Streptococcus dysgalactiae....
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