Organisms Trivia Quiz

What is the etiologic agent of Lumpy Jaw?

Actinomyces has what shape when grown on agar?

What is the motile form of Dermatophilus called?

Nocardia is a soil saprophyte and can also be find in water?

• True

• False

What are mycetoma sulfur granules composed of?

• Sulfur

• Bacteria, minerals, and immune cells

• Calcified bacteria

In canines, Actinomyces viscosus responds to treatment better than Nocardia asteroides.

• True

• False

What is the reservoir for Actinomyces?

• Soil

• Commensal organism of oral mucosa

• Infected animals

Which organisms contribute to canine actinomyces infection?

• A. bovis

• A. hordeovulnaris

• A. viscosus

What is a common vector for canine Actinomyces infection?

• Infected Bite

• Grass Awn

• Soil in wound

With treatment, the osteolytic lesions from Lumpy Jaw will grow new bone.

• True

• False

Mycetomas are usually acute, or chronic?

• Acute

• Chronic

Nocardia asteroides causes mastitis in bovines

• True

• False

Dermatophilosis will usually clear without any treatment.

• True

• False