- Pathogen:
- Fusobacterium spp.
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Bacterial morphology, colonial appearance. Antibiotic susceptibility testing. Fatty acid production.
- Pathogen Information:
- Anaerobic, gram-negative rods.
- Epidemiology:
- Opportunistic pathogens that often produce infection in association with facultative anaerobes. Commensals on mucosal surfaces. F. necrophorum synergistic with Dichelobacter nodosus and Trueperella pyogenes.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Calf diphtheria, Postpartum metritis, Hepatic abscessation, Black spot of teat, Thrush, Necrobacillosis of lower limbs, Interdigital dermatitis, Foot rot, Bull nose.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.