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Peptostreptococcus anaerobius

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Peptostreptococcus anaerobius,
a potentially pathogenic species of anaerobic bacterium found throughout the body, including the mouth, the intestinal and respiratory tracts, and body cavities, particularly the vagina.

Peptostreptococcus
gram-positive round or oval bacteria occurring singly or in long chains. Found as an normal flora in many species and humans.

Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
isolated from abscesses in dogs and cats.
Peptostreptococcus heliotrinreductans
a ruminal organism thought to detoxify pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the rumen of sheep.
Peptostreptococcus indolicus
implicated in the etiology of mastitis in cattle, especially in summer mastitis.


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