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Veterinary bacteriology: information about important bacteria
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Pyogenic

A pyogenic (= suppurative or purulent) bacterium is a pus-forming bacterium. If mucus is also generated, the bacterium is called mucopurulent. Examples of pyogenic bacteria are Burkholderia mallei, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Sta. epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes och Str. pneumoniae.

Pyogenic bacteria may cause pyemia (see sepsis below).

Updated: 2013-03-06.

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