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Preferred term

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria that was originally isolated from necrotic areas in the kidney of a sheep. It may cause ulcerative lymphangitis, abscesses, and other chronic purulent infections in sheep, horses, and other warm-blooded animals. Human disease may form from contact with infected animals.

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Synonym(s)

  • txid1719

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LCD50MHL-9

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