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Borrelia burgdorferi – new images of the Lyme disease agent of humans and the borreliosis agent of animals
Members of the phylum Spirochaetes (trivial name: spirochetes) have a very special morphology. They are very thin and rather long (about 0.1-0.3 x 10-20 µm) and spiral shaped. However, in the case of members of the genus Borrelia, the spiral … Continue reading
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Borrelia anserina, which causes fowl spirochetosis, has now been included in VetBact
Fowl spirochetosis, which is considered to be caused by Borrelia anserina, is an important disease in Asia, America and in the Middle East. The organism has never been isolated from Swedish birds, because the tick vector (Argas spp.) is not … Continue reading
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Streptococcus agalactiae and S. uberis – new Gram staining images
We have added a new Gram staining image of Streptococcus agalactiae, strain 09mas018883, and we have replaced one Gram staining image of S. uberis, strain VB 004/11, which was of bad quality, with a new one. Lise-Lotte Fernstöm (BVF, SLU) … Continue reading
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Streptococcus agalactiae – new colony images on VetBact
Streptococcus agalactiae cause mastitis in cattle and some other ruminants. We have included new colony images of S. agalactiae on VetBact. The bacteria have been cultivated on bovine blood agar, a SELMA-plate and purple agar (with lactose). We have also … Continue reading
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New images of spirochetes
Dark field micrographs of Borrelia burgdorferi and Leptospira interrogans have now been included in VetBact. B. burgdorferi is the etiological agent of Lyme borreliosis (or Lyme disease). Humans, dogs, horses, cattle and cats are at risk of infection. Certain serovars … Continue reading
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Streptococcus canis can cause mastitis in cattle and has now been included in VetBact
Streptococcus canis was originally isolated from dogs (in 1986) and it causes opportunistic infections in dogs and cats. S. canis can also cause mastitis in cows. Such cases are not common, but regularly found in Sweden according to Maria Nilsson-Öst … Continue reading
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Strategic money from SLU for further development of VetBact
We have received strategic money from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) for further development of VetBact as a pedagogic tool for students and teachers of the veterinary program. The money will primarely be used to develop VetBactLab, a … Continue reading
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