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Streptobacillus moniliformis

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Streptobacillus moniliformis
Etymology: Gk, streptos, curved; L, bacillum, small rod, monile, necklace, forma, form
a species of necklace-shaped nonmotile gram-negative bacteria that can cause rat-bite fever in humans.


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Characteristic puff-ball colonies of Streptobacillus moniliformis were seen in supplemented thioglycolate broth.
Rat-bite fever, Canada by Lee, Christine H. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
To the Editor: Streptobacillus moniliformis is a facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic, gram-variable bacillus often seen in chains and as long unbranched filaments.
Streptobacillus moniliformis endocarditis by Alagesan, Ramasamy / Emerging Infectious Diseases
For example, Streptococcus suis can cause meningitis or occasionally fulminant infection is an occupational risk for packers in poultry factories, and Streptobacillus moniliformis can be an occupational risk for pet shop employees (9,10) These examples illustrate that living and working with animals can impact human health at the individual level.
Confronting zoonoses, linking human and veterinary medicine by Kahn, Laura H. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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