Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) Flashcards
1
Q
what kind of disease
A
bird respiratory disease
2
Q
gram
motility
oxygen requirement
pleomorphic?
shape
zoonotic?
transmission
hosts
oxidase
catalase
A
gram negative
non motile
microaerophilic
pleomorphic
rod
non zoonotic
horizontal and vertical transmission
wild and domestic birds, emerging poultry pathogen (ornithobacteriosis)
oxidase positive
catalase negative
3
Q
symptoms
A
coughing
reduced weight gain
reduced egg production
airsacculitis
pneumonia
4
Q
exudates
A
yogurt like exudates
accumulation of fibrin in parabronchial space
5
Q
sheep blood agar
A
pinpoint, circular, small, grey, non hemolytic colonies
6
Q
macconkey agar
A
no growth
7
Q
treatment
A
amoxicillin in drinking water for 3-7 days
easily acquires AMR
