Erysipelothrix - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: erysipelothrixErysipelothrix
a genus of non motile rod shaped Gram positive bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae They are facultatively anaerobic and produce acid but no gas from glucose Members of this genus are parasitic on fish birds and mammals including man The type species of the genus Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae causes erysipeloid in man...
erysipeloid
a usually self limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat resembling erysipelas caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae It may start at the site of a wound obtained while handling meat or fish and may occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and severe toxemia...
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