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Actinobacillus suis is a beta-haemolytic, Gram-negative bacterium of the family Pasteurellaceae. The bacterium has many strains and is the pathogen responsible for actinobacillosis in pigs of all ages. It can also infect wild birds, domestic ruminants, dogs, cats, and horses.
Actinobacillosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Actinobacillus. [1] It is more commonly associated with animals than with humans. [2]One of the most common forms seen by veterinarians is mouth actinobacillosis of cattle, due to Actinobacillus lignieresii.
Actinobacillus is a genus of Gram-negative, nonmotile and non-spore-forming, oval to rod-shaped bacteria occurring as parasites or pathogens in mammals, birds, and reptiles. [1] It is a member of the family Pasteurellaceae . [ 2 ]
Actinobacillus equuli is a gram-negative, non-motile rod bacteria from the family Pasteurellaceae. [ 1 ] A. equuli is classified as a bio-containment level 2 organism under the U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines. [ 2 ]
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For pigs, it is used to treat bacterial infections of the lungs and respiratory tract caused by P. multocida, Haemophilus parasuis, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, and Streptococcus suis. Mastitis-metritis-agalactia syndrome involved with E. coli, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and other cefquinome-sensitive organisms are also treated.
Suis, a Latin adjective referring to the pig, may refer to: Swine brucellosis, an infection affecting pigs, known as Brucella suis; Chlamydia suis, an infection affecting pigs; Pseudomonas suis, a bacterium that causes pneumonia in pigs; Streptococcus suis, a pathogen affecting pigs; Trichuris suis, a worm species used in helminthic therapy
The other strains, B. suis and B. canis, cause infection in pigs and dogs, respectively. [ citation needed ] Overall findings support that brucellosis poses an occupational risk to goat farmers with specific areas of concern including weak awareness of disease transmission to humans and lack of knowledge on specific safe farm practices such as ...