VMC 311: Systematic Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (2+1)

SYSTEMATICS

Domain	Bacteria	Bacteria	Bacteria
Phylum	Proteobacteria	Bacteroidetes	Fusobacteria
Class	Gammaproteobacteria	Bacteroidetes	Fusobacteriales
Order	Cardiobacteriale	Bacteroidales	Fusobacteriales
Family	Cardiobacteriaceae	Bacteroidaceae	Fusobacteriaceae
Genus	Dichelobacter	Bacteroides	-

• Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Campylobacter mucosalis, Campylobacter hyointestinalis and Serpulina hyodysenteriae are non spore forming, Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria.
• They are commonly implicated in necrotic and suppurative conditions, often as mixed infections with facultative anaerobic bacteria.