| Species/Subspecies: | Dermatophilus congolensis | |||||||||
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| Categories: | Zoonotic; causes hemolysis | |||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: skin loving Species epithet: of Congo. | |||||||||
| Significance: | [Important] | |||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Actinomycetia Order Micrococcales Family Dermatophilaceae Genus Dermatophilus |
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| Type Strain: | ATCC 14637 = NCTC 13039. | |||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell):
| Small yellow pigmented colonies (1-3 mm in diameter) with a rough surface. Give hemolysis on blood agar (but not with horse blood). | |||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Has two formas: filamentous, pleomorphic and nonmotile and motile zoospores (0.6-1 µm in diameter). | |||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | |||||||||
| Metabolism: | Facultatively anaerobic | |||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/- | |||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Tryptophanase (indole) -, urease +. | |||||||||
| Biochemical Tests: | Methyl red -, Voges-Proskauer -. | |||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | D-glucose + lactose - maltose + L-rhamnose ? sucrose - L-arabinose ? cellobiose ? D-mannitol - salicin - trehalose ? glycerol ? inulin ? raffinose ? D-sorbitol - starch + |
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| Disease: | Dermatophilosis (mud fever), streptotrichosis or rain-scald.
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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The genus Dermatophilus is composed of only one species, which is related to the genera Renibacterium and Micrococcus. | |||||||||
| Comment: | Opportunist | |||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-02 |