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Flashcards in Lab 5- Dermatophilus Deck (8)
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1
Q

Habitat ?

A

Soil, skin

2
Q

Morphology ?

A

Coccoid-filaments

3
Q

Staining

A

Gram +

4
Q

Culture

A

Aerobic
Fastidious
Blood agar

Good quality media needed !

5
Q

Propagation

A

Flagellated coccus (zoospora)
Filaments-branching-growth
Transverse and longitudinal divisions- segments
Zoospora! (Infective form)

6
Q

Biochem

A

Proteolytic - needs protein source, can lose them

Poorly saccharolytic

7
Q

Pathogenicity

A
Exudative dermatitis (wet)
Sheep, cattle, human
8
Q

Species?

A

D. Congolensis

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