Species/Subspecies: | Crossiella equi | ||||||||
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Etymology: | Genus name: named after the Brittish microbiologist Thomas Cross. Species epithet: from horse. | ||||||||
Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Actinomycetia Order Pseudonocardiales Family Pseudonocardiaceae Genus Crossiella |
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Type Strain: | TS-1980 = ATCC 51143. | ||||||||
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Disease: | Nocardieform placentitis, which may cause abortion, stillbirth or premature birth. |
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Hosts: | Horse | ||||||||
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So far only two species have been described within genus Crossiella. | ||||||||
Updated: | 2023-03-02 |
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