Streptococcus dysgalactiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Streptococcaceae |
Genus: | Streptococcus |
Species: | S. dysgalactiae |
Streptococcus dysgalactiae is a species of Streptococcus.[1]
Streptococcus dysgalactiae is known to cause mastitis in cows, ewes and goat does and polyarthritis in lambs.
References
- ^ Vandamme P, Pot B, Falsen E, Kersters K, Devriese LA (July 1996). "Taxonomic study of lancefield streptococcal groups C, G, and L (Streptococcus dysgalactiae) and proposal of S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis subsp. nov". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 46 (3): 774–81. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-3-774. PMID 8782689.