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Correct name: Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum.
This culture has been grown anaerobically on Viande-Levure medium with 5% blood for 48 hours. The colonies are medium to large sized and have a 'granular' surface. |
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The same medium examined with transmitted light. The colonies are surrounded by a wide beta-haemolytic zone.
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| General characteristics: Gram-negative rods. Catalase- and oxidase-negative. Attacks sugars fermentatively. Obligately anaerobic. Non-motile. |
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