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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathia

bacterium
Also known as: Erysipelothrix insidiosa
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  • erysipelothrix infection

    …caused by the widespread bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which is found in water, soil, and decaying matter. Among the distinct diseases it causes are swine erysipelas (including diamond-skin disease), nonsuppurative arthritis in lambs and calves, post-dipping lameness in sheep, blood poisoning in poultry

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    …caused by the widespread bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which is found in water, soil, and decaying matter. Among the distinct diseases it causes are swine erysipelas (including diamond-skin disease), nonsuppurative arthritis in lambs and calves, post-dipping lameness in sheep, blood poisoning in poultry

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