Organisms

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria that was originally isolated from necrotic areas in the kidney of a sheep. It may cause ulcerative lymphangitis, abscesses, and other chronic purulent infections in sheep, horses, and other warm-blooded animals. Human disease may form from contact with infected animals.

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A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria that was originally isolated from necrotic areas in the kidney of a sheep. It may cause ulcerative lymphangitis, abscesses, and other chronic purulent infections in sheep, horses, and other warm-blooded animals. Human disease may form from contact with infected animals.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection: coordinate with CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS

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  • Corynebacterium (1967-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016925. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016925
  2. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corynebacterium_pseudotuberculosis
  3. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3694962