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Standard Disease Quiz



Question

Which one of the bacteria below causes the following disease?
English: The bacterium is part of the normal mouth flora of dogs and cats, but can cause serious human infections, especially after dog bites. The infection may result in sepsis.
Swedish: Bakterien ingår i hundars och katters normala munflora, men kan orsaka allvarliga infektioner hos människa efter framför allt hundbett. Infektionen kan leda till sepsis.
 Species/subspeciesTick the correct species
  Clostridium novyi
  Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans
  Nocardia asteroides
  Prevotella melaninogenica
  Capnocytophaga canimorsus

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