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Streptococcus suis is a peanut-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium, and an important pathogen of pigs. Endemic in nearly all countries with an extensive pig industry, S. suis is also a zoonotic disease , capable of transmission to humans from pigs.
Chlamydia suis is a member of the genus Chlamydia. C. suis has only been isolated from swine, in which it may be endemic. Glycogen has been detected in Chlamydia suis inclusions in infected swine tissues and in cell culture. C. suis is associated with conjunctivitis, enteritis and pneumonia in swine. [2]
Trichuris suis is a whipworm; the variations in thickness of the anterior and posterior segments give the parasite the characteristic "whip-like" appearance. Adult females measure 6 to 8 cm and adult males 3 to 4 cm. T. suis eggs are oval (60 × 25 μm) and yellow-brown with bipolar plugs. [1] T. suis is also used in helminthic therapy studies. [2]
Helicobacter suis (H. suis) is a species within the Helicobacter genus of Gram-negative bacteria. [1] Helicobacter pylori is by far the best known Helicobacter species, primarily because humans infected with it may develop gastrointestinal tract diseases such as stomach inflammation, stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, stomach cancers of the nonlymphoma type, and various subtypes of extranodal ...
Haematopinus suis, the hog louse, is one of the largest members of the louse suborder Anoplura, which consists of sucking lice that commonly afflict a number of mammals. H. suis is found almost solely on the skin surface of swine , and takes several blood meals a day from its host. [ 1 ]
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
T. suis may refer to: Trichuris suis, a worm species used in helminthic therapy; Trypanosoma suis, a protozoan species that causes one form of the surra disease in pigs;
Arcobacter suis is a species of bacteria first isolated from pork meat. Its type strain is F41 T (=CECT 7833 T = LMG 26152 T). [1] References