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== Microbiology ==
 
== Microbiology ==
   
* Facultative intracellular, non-spore-forming, Gram positive, weakly acid-fast coccobacillus
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* Facultative intracellular, non-spore-forming, [[Has Gram stain::Gram-positive]], weakly acid-fast [[Has shape::coccobacillus]]
   
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==

Revision as of 16:21, 18 November 2019

Microbiology

Background

  • Found in dry and dusty soil
  • Makes red pigment, hence the name
  • Member of the actinomycetes group
  • Infects domesticated animals
    • Horses
      • In foals, causes pneumonia
    • Goats
    • Pigs
    • Sheep
    • Cattle
  • Can infect immunocompromised people (HIV, etc)

Presentation

  • Necrotizing pneumonia is usual presentation