Histophilus somni
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Histophilus somni is a Gram-negative, pleomorphic, coccobacillus bacterium belonging to the family Pasteurellaceae.[2]
Three bacteria, Haemophilus somnus, Histophilus ovis and Histophilus agni, previously thought to be separate species, are now identified as being the same species as Histophilus somni.[1]
Disease
Histophilus somni is one of the bacterial agents commonly linked with bovine respiratory disease. Specifically it causes histophilosis.[3]
References
- ^ a b Markey, Bryan; Leonard, Finola; Archambault, Marie; Cullinane, Ann; Maguire, Dores (2013). "Chapter 26. Haemophilus and Histophilus species". Clinical Veterinary Microbiology (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 349. ISBN 9780702055881.
- ^ Ahrens, P.; Kuhnert, P.; Christensen, H.; Mutters, R. (September 2003). "Proposal of Histophilus somni gen. nov., sp. nov. for the three species incertae sedis 'Haemophilus somnus', 'Haemophilus agni' and 'Histophilus ovis'". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (Pt 5): 1449–56. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02637-0. PMID 13130032.
- ^ O'Toole, D.; Sondgeroth, K.S. (2016). "Histophilosis as a natural disease". Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. 396: 15–48. doi:10.1007/82_2015_5008. PMC 7120429. PMID 26847357.
External links
- Overview of Histophilosis — The Merck Veterinary Manual
- Type strain of Histophilus somni at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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