- Pathogen:
- Haemophilus parasuis
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Do not grow on MacConkey agar. Require growth factor V (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD).
- Pathogen Information:
- Small, gram-negative rods often appearing coccobacillary.
- Epidemiology:
- Commensals on the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. Host specific (pigs).
- Associated Syndromes:
- Glasser's disease. Secondary invader in respiratory disease.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.