Trueperella pyogenes
| Trueperella pyogenes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Class: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Actinomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Trueperella |
| Species: | T. pyogenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Trueperella pyogenes (Glage 1903)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2][1] | |
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Trueperella pyogenes is a species of nonmotile facultatively anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria. The species measures 0.5 by 2.0 μms. They appear as pleomorphic or coccoid rods. They tend to be grouped singly, or in short chains. Sometimes, they are grouped into V-shaped pairs.[2]
T. pyogenes is found in the urogenital, gastrointestinal, and upper respiratory tracts of cattle, goats, horses, musk deer, pigs, and sheep, in which it may cause abscesses, mastitis, metritis, and pneumonia.[3][2] It can thrive in either anaerobic or aerobic environments, but is ideally suited to one with high (about 7%) levels of carbon dioxide.[3]
The genus name was chosen in honor of the German microbiologist Hans G. Trüper,[2] while the specific name is derived from the Greek word puon or Latin word pyum, and the suffix -genes. These words are combined into the word pyogenes, meaning "pus-producing".[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Trueperella". Bacterio.net. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Trueperella pyogenes". VetBact. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- 1 2 Machado, Vinicius S.; Bicalho, Rodrigo C. (1 May 2014). "Complete Genome Sequence of Trueperella pyogenes, an Important Opportunistic Pathogen of Livestock" (PDF). Genome Announcements (American Society for Microbiology) 2 (2). doi:10.1128/genomeA.00400-14. Retrieved 28 February 2015.