- Corynebacterium renale
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Corynebacterium renale Blood agar plate culture of Corynebacterium renale Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Order: Actinomycetales Family: Corynebacteriaceae Genus: Corynebacterium Species: C. renale Binomial name Corynebacterium renale
(Migula, 1900) Ernst, 1906Corynebacterium renale is a pathogenic veterinary bacterium that causes cystitis and pyelonephritis in cattle.[1]
C. renale is a facultatively anaerobic Gram positive organism, characterized by non-encapsulated, non-sporulated, immobile, straight or curved rods with a length of 1 to 8 µm and width of 0.3 to 0.8 µm, which form ramified aggregations in culture (looking like "Chinese characters").
The bacterium is sensitive to the majority of antibiotics, such as the penicillins, ampicillin, cephalosporins, quinolones, chloramphenicol, tetracyclines, cefuroxime and trimethoprim.
References
- ^ "Bovine Cystitis and Pyelonephritis". The Merck Veterinary Manual. 2006. http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/130302.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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