Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae /
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- Motile Gram-positive bacillus that is catalase and oxidase negative
- Causes skin and soft tissue infections with lymphangitic spread following meat exposure (such as butcher)
- Intrinsically resistant to vancomycin
- Can treat with penicillin
