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Actinomyces spp
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- In rabbitsArcanobacterium pyogenes(formerly known asActinomyces pyogenes) andActinomyces israeliihave been isolated from facial abscesses. They are gram-positive, non-spore forming, short rod, aerobic and facultative anaerobic pathogenic bacteria.
A. pyogenes
- Order: Actinomycetales.
- Family: Actinomycetaceae.
- Genus:Aracnobacteirum.
- Species:pyogenes.
A. israelii
- Order: Actinomycetales.
- Family: Actinomycetaceae.
- Genus:Actinomyces.
- Species:israelii.
Etymology
A. pyogenes
- Gk: pyogenes - pus-producing.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Contributes to formation of facial abscesses and uterine infection in rabbits Actinomycosis .
- Reported to infect bones of spinal column and limbs as well.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Shahbazfar A A, Kolahian S, Ashrafihelan J et al (2013) Multi abscessation with multinodular abscesses in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) following Arcanobacterium pyogenes infection. Revue Méd Vét 164 (1), 23-26 VetMedResource.
- Hong I H, Lee H S, Park J K et al (2009) Actinomycosis in a pet rabbit. J Vet Dentistry 26 (2), 110-111 PubMed.
- Tyrell K L, Citron D M, Jenkins J R et al (2002) Periodontal bacteria in rabbit mandibular and maxillary abscesses. J Clin Microbiol 40 (3), 1044-1047 PubMed.
Other sources of information
- Knott T (2014) Ophthalmology. In:BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine. Eds: Meredith A & Lord B. BSAVA, Gloucester. pp 232-254.
- Mancinelli E & Lord B (2014) Urogenital System and Reproductive Disease. In:BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine. Eds: Meredith A & Lord B. BSAVA, Gloucester. pp191-204.
- Meredith A (2014) Dermatoses. In:BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine. Eds: Meredith A & Lord B. BSAVA, Gloucester. pp 255-263.
- Varga M (2014) Textbook of Rabbit Medicine. 2nd edn. Butterworth Heinemann Elsevier, Edinburgh.
- Harcourt-Brown F & Chitty J (2013) Facial Abscesses. In:BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging. Eds: Harcourt-Brown F & Chitty J. BSAVA, Gloucester. pp 395-422.
- Jekl V, Minarikova A, Hauptman K & Knotek K (2012) Microbial Flora of Facial Abscesses in 30 Rabbits - A Preliminary Study. In:Proceedings 22nd European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry. Lisbon, pp 133-135.
- Jekl V (2012) Treatment of Abscesses and Antibiotic Selection. In:Proceedings of the WSAFA/FECAVA/BSAVA World Congress 2012. Birmingham.
- Kelleher S A (2008) Rabbit Abscess. In:Proceedings of the Western Veterinary Conference.
- DeLong D & Manning P J (1994) Bacterial diseases. In:The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit. 2nd edn. Eds: Anning P J, Ringler D H & Newcomer C E. Academic Press Limited, London. pp 131-170.