Study actinobaculum suis and trueperella pyogenes flashcards from s bs class online, or in brainscapes iphone or android app. Actinobaculum schaalii is a grampositive facultative anaerobe. Actinobacillus lignieresii affects mostly cattle and sheep but the disease is also known to occur in horses, pigs, dogs and chickens. It is a gramnegative, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide nadindependent, nonmotile coccobacillus. Two of the sows had cystitis similar to other descriptions of e suis infections in sows. Endocarditis caused by actinobaculum schaalii, austria.
Actinobaculum suis kimutatasa magyarorszagon uaz a. Skin and softtissue infections caused by actinobaculum. In vitro susceptibility of actinobaculum schaalii to 12 antimicrobial. Basic functionality is available without a fee, while an adfree experience can be had with inapp purchases. This name became validly published when it appeared on validation list no. Actinomyces suis corynebacterium suis eubacterium suis. Clinical and microbiological features of actinotignum bacteremia. The first case was an immunocompromised patient with an extensive cellulitis secondary to an inguinal abscess, and the second case was a patient with a pilonidal abscess. An external file that holds a picture, illustration, etc. Actinobaculum suis and trueperella pyogenes flashcards by s b. Eubacterium suis was isolated from the bladders of 3 of 64 sows 4.
It grows slowly and therefore is easily overgrown by other pathogens, which are. Actinotignum schaalii formerly known as actinobaculum schaalii is a bacterium first isolated from human blood cultures. In addition to the veterinary aspects, porcine pyelonephritis is used as a model of. Actinobaculum schaalii is recognized as a facultative anaerobic uropathogen.
Lawson pa, falsen e, akervall e, vandamme p, collins md. Other species described in the same genus include actinobaculum suis, actinobaculum urinale and. Pyelonephritis is a serious disease in pig production causing reduced animal welfare and considerable economic losses due to morbidity and mortality. Actinobaculum schaalii is a grampositive, facultative anaerobic, nonmotile coccoid rod, classified as a new genus in 1997. A microscope has an 10 objective and oculars of 4x, 10x, 40x and 100x. Brucella suis can transmit to human through pigs, and there are several cases showing that it can also infect wild swine. Small colonies with raised shiny centre and dull edge up to 3 mm in diameter. Actinobaculum suis is an important agent related to urinary infection in swine females. Isolation and identification is challenging and often needs molecular techniques. Actinobaculum massiliense, a grampositive anaerobic coccoid rod colonizing the human urinary tract, belongs to the taxonomic class of actinobacteria. Actinobacillusspecies and their role in animal disease. Actinobaculum schaalii an emerging pediatric pathogen. A student prepares a slide with the letters gr and positions it on the stage in the normal reading position.
Actinobaculum schaalii, a common uropathogen in elderly patients. The genus contains four species including basonyms and synonyms, namely. Sow infection occurs through contact with a contaminated environment or. Actinobaculum suis detection using polymerase chain reaction article pdf available in the scientific world journal 20124. The genus actinobaculum is part of the family actinomycetaceae, which also comprises the genera actinomyces, arcanobacterium, and mobiluncus.
List of bacteria and similar organisms presenting at the. December 2008 2 actinomyces hordeovulneris 2 actinomyces hyovaginalis 2 2 actinomyces israelii 2 actinomyces meyeri 2 actinomyces naeslundii 2 actinomyces neuii 2 actinomyces odontolyticus 2 actinomyces radicidentis 2 actinomyces radingae 2 actinomyces suimastitidis 2 actinomyces suis actinobaculum suis 2 actinomyces turicensis 2 actinomyces viscosus. Actinobaculum schaalii is a small grampositive coccoid rod that requires co 2 for optimal growth. Actinobaculum schaalii as a uropathogen in children lise bols andersen 1, karen marie soby 2, steffen bank 2, birgitte hertz 1 and jorgen prag 2 1department of pediatrics, 2department of clinical microbiology, viborg regional hospital, denmark method urine samples were examined by phasecontrast microscopy.
The former name actinobaculum derives from greek noun aktis, aktinos. Actinobaculum, which is phylogenetically related to actinomyces, was initially described by lawson et al. Due to its fastidious growth characteristics, the isolation. The first case was an immunocompromised patient with an extensive cellulitis secondary to an inguinal abscess, and the second case was a. In 1997 with the help of 16s rrna sequencing, laws on and al. Actinobaculum suis is a grampositive anaerobic rod bacterium involved in serious forms of urinary infection in gilt swine that result in hematuria, cystitis, and pyelonephritis, which can cause animal death. Actinobaculum schaalii is an emerging pathogen particularly involved in urinary tract infection of elderly people andor patient with urological risk factors of urinary tract infection. Infections caused by pasteurella multocidaactinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Corynebacterium suis soltys and spratling 1957 atcc 33144 actinobaculum suis wegienek and reddy 1982 lawson et al. Actinomycetaceae are a family of bacteria including numerous parasitic and pathogenic forms. The patient responded well to pyeloplasty in combination with antibiotic. Actinotignum formerly known as actinobaculum is a genus in the phylum actinobacteria. The patient responded well to pyeloplasty in combination with antibiotic treatment.
Urinary tract swine bi2012 allatorvostudomanyi egyetem. Actinotignum schaalii formerly actinobaculum schaalii is a facultative anaerobic, grampositive, coccoid rodshaped species phylogenetically related to actinomyces. Actinobacillus the first accounts of the genus actinobacilluswere made by lignieres and spitz 1902, after studying multiple subcutaneous abscesses in the head and neck of cattle in argentina. List of bacteria and similar organisms presenting at the wild.
Other names, corynebacterium suis soltys and spratling 1957 atcc 33144 actinobaculum suis wegienek and reddy 1982 lawson et al. It is a grampositive, facultative anaerobic coccoid rod, considered a human pathogen. Actinobaculum eubacterium suis, an organism that is restricted as a pathogen to pigs, causes sporadic outbreaks of peracute to chronic cystitis, ureteritis and. Actinobaculum schaalii invasive pathogen or innocent. Actinobaculum schaalii was first described in 1997 and named after klaus p. Latin massiliense, of or pertaining to massilia, the latin name of marseille, where the organism was isolated.
Unusual clinical presentations of actinotignum actinobaculum. For the treatment of gastrointestinal, respiratoryand urogenital tract infections as well as generalised infections in pigs and poultry caused by bacteria sensitive to the combination. Clinical and microbiological features of actinotignum. It includes both pathogenic and nonpathogenic organisms, which are widely distributed in nature. The cbs also harbored more common uropathogens, such as proteus mirabilis and aerococcus urinae, supporting the notion that a. Actinobaculum is a genus of grampositive nonsporulating rods in the family actinomycetaceae. Since then it has mainly been reported causing urinary tract infections uti in elderly individuals with underlying urological diseases. Schaalii, a german microbiologist specializing in actinomycete microbiology. Once you merge pdfs, you can send them directly to your email or download the file to our computer and view.
Actinobaculum images partners infectious disease images. Sow infection occurs through contact with a contaminated environment or through natural mating with carrier boars. Actinobaculum schaalii, a new cause of knee prosthetic joint. Actinobaculum schaalii, a new cause of knee prosthetic. Reported here is the case of a 5year old boy with a pyeloureteral junction puj obstruction and pyelonephritis caused by actinobaculum schaalii, an actinomyceslike organism. It has many strains due to differences in their lipopolysaccharides lps, which are known as o antigens and are referred to as o1,o2 and o3 and capsules cps, refered to as k antigen with variants described as k1, k2 and k3. Four species within the genus actinobaculum have been described. Once files have been uploaded to our system, change the order of your pdf documents. Several species belonging to actinobaculum were reclassified in 2015.
Pdf actinobaculum suis is an important agent related to urinary infection in swine females. Actinobaculum suis and trueperella pyogenes flashcards by. This oftenupdated app combines a large number of pdf files from your android device, as well as many other useful features. Aug 12, 2010 pyelonephritis is a serious disease in pig production that needs to be further studied.
Pyelonephritis caused by actinobaculum schaalii in a child. Brucella suis remains a major zoonosis in the world. Urinary tract infections may feature rotation or changes in etiological agents, i. Corynebacterium suis definition of corynebacterium suis. Urosepsis with actinobaculum schaalii and aerococcus urinae. The disease it causes, brucellosis, is believed to be known to human for more than 2000 years, being first described by the romans. The species actinobaculum massiliense was originally described by greub and raoult 2002. Actinotignum schaalii formerly actinobaculum schaalii. Here, we report the first case of prosthetic joint infection due to a. About about europe pmc funders joining europe pmc governance roadmap outreach. Actinobaculum schaalii is a grampositive, facultative anaerobic coccoid rod, classified as a new genus in 1997. Actinobaculum suis detection using polymerase chain reaction.
Pdf actinobaculum suis detection using polymerase chain. Streptococcus thoraltensis streptococcus uberis streptococcus vestibularis vagococcus fluvialis actinobaculum schaalii. From danish abattoirs, kidneys and corresponding lymph. What is the range of magnification for this microscope. In slaughtered finishing pigs and slaughtered sows, pyelonephritis with variable severity of pelvic lesions is an occasional post mortem finding 47. Routine urine samples were obtained from 177 hospitalized patients and 75 outpatients in viborg county, denmark, in 20082009. These chronic lesions were similar to those of the well known actinomycosis, and both infections yielded small granules in the pus. Upon validation, this name was corrected from actinobaculum massiliae sic to actinobaculum massiliense. Despite some limitations in the free edition of this app, including a maximum file size of 2. This microorganism is a difficulttodiagnose pathogen and is rarely involved in systemic or deep infections. Characterization of some actinomyceslike isolates from human clinical specimens. Common name isynonym iother names i corynebacterium suis soltys and spratling 1957 atcc 33144 actinobaculum suis wegienek and reddy 1982 lawson et al. Actinotignum actinobaculum schaalii are considered commensal bacteria of the.
Jun 17, 2003 reported here is the case of a 5year old boy with a pyeloureteral junction puj obstruction and pyelonephritis caused by actinobaculum schaalii, an actinomyceslike organism. Actinobaculum schaalii can cause urinary tract infections and septicemia but is difficult to identify by cultivation. The purpose of this study was to describe the morphology, investigate the pathogenesis, and evaluate the aetiological role of escherichia coli in pyelonephritis in slaughtered pigs by concurrent bacteriological, gross and histopathological examinations. Apr 09, 2012 actinobaculum schaalii is a small grampositive coccoid rod that requires co 2 for optimal growth. Actinobaculum schaalii, a common uropathogen in elderly. Biohazard level, growth media and temperature, gram stain, industrial applications and more information for actinobaculum suis. Pyelonephritis or any other urinary tract infection caused by actinobaculum schaalii has not been described in children before. Separate one page or a whole set for easy conversion into independent pdf files. Skin and softtissue infections sstis caused by actinobaculum spp. Actinobaculum schaalii was first described as a causative agent for human infection in 1997. The etiologic agent, actinobacillus suis, is only now being studied in detail.
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