| General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01235) |
| MIC Name |
Streptobacillus moniliformis (fusobacteria)
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| MIC Synonyms |
Haverhillia moniliformis
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| Body Site |
Blood
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| Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Fusobacteria
Class: Fusobacteriia
Order: Fusobacteriales
Family: Leptotrichiaceae
Genus: Streptobacillus
Species: Streptobacillus moniliformis
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| Oxygen Sensitivity |
Facultative anaerobe
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| Microbial Metabolism |
Saccharolytic; Fermentative
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| Gram |
Variable
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| Host Relationship |
Pathogen
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| Genome Size (bp) |
1673280
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| Description |
Streptobacillus moniliformis is a facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic, Gram-variable bacillus often seen in chains and as long unbranched filaments. It is the causative agent of Rat Bite Fever.
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| Rat-bite fevers [ICD-11: 1B90] |
| Description |
Streptobacillus moniliformis can cause rat-bite fever with reactive arthritides. |
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