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Bacteria > Firmicutes > Erysipelothrix

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Erysipelothrix  

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Entry terms

  • Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Note

  • infection = ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that has a tendency to form long filaments. Its organisms are widely distributed in nature and are found in MAMMALS; BIRDS; and FISHES. Erysipelothrix may appear gram-negative because they decolorize easily.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004888

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