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Actinobacillus

Medical Definition:	A genus of PASTEURELLACEAE described as gram-negative, nonsporeforming, nonmotile, facultative anaerobes. Most members are found both as pathogens and commensal organisms in the respiratory, alimentary, and genital tracts of animals.
Guide Notes:	infection = ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS or ACTINOBACILLOSIS: see notes there

Actinobacillus Categories.

	Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans - A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic spherical or rod-shaped bacteria that associates with species of ACTINOMYCES in actinomycotic lesions.
	Actinobacillus equuli - A genus of gram-negative bacteria in the genus ACTINOBACILLUS, which is pathogenic for HORSES and PIGS.
	Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae - A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic coccobacillus-shaped bacteria that has been isolated from pneumonic lesions and blood. It produces pneumonia with accompanying fibrinous pleuritis in swine.
	Actinobacillus seminis - A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus ACTINOBACILLUS, which causes EPIDIDYMITIS in SHEEP.
	Actinobacillus suis - A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus ACTINOBACILLUS. It is mainly a pathogen of PIGS, but also can infect HORSES.

Actinobacillus Medical Definitions and Terms

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