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Species/Subspecies: Dermatophilus congolensis
Categories: Zoonotic; causes hemolysis
Etymology: Genus name: skin loving
Species epithet: of Congo.
Significance:  [Important]   
Taxonomy:
Phylum
Actinomycetota
Class
Actinomycetia
Order
Micrococcales
Family
Dermatophilaceae 
Genus
Dermatophilus
Type Strain: ATCC 14637 = NCTC 13039.
Macromorphology (smell):
Dermatophilus congolensis  Dermatophilus congolensis  
Small yellow pigmented colonies (1-3 mm in diameter) with a rough surface. Give hemolysis on blood agar (but not with horse blood).
Micromorphology: Has two formas: filamentous, pleomorphic and nonmotile and motile zoospores (0.6-1 µm in diameter).
Gram +/Gram -:G+
Metabolism: Facultatively anaerobic
Catalase/Oxidase:+/-
Other Enzymes: Tryptophanase (indole) -, urease +.
Biochemical Tests: Methyl red -, Voges-Proskauer -.
Fermentation of carbohydrates:
D-glucose
+
lactose
-
maltose
+
L-rhamnose
?
sucrose
-
L-arabinose
?
cellobiose
?
D-mannitol
-
salicin
-
trehalose
?
glycerol
?
inulin
?
raffinose
?
D-sorbitol
-
starch
+
Ferments also fructose under acid production.
Spec. Char.:
Special Media:
Disease:Dermatophilosis (mud fever), streptotrichosis or rain-scald.
HostsDiseaseClinical picture
Horse, cattle and goatDermatophilosis, streptotrichosis or rain-scaldCrust formation (scab) in the skin and hair loss
SheepLumpy wool diseaseScab formation
16S rRNA Seq.:
Acc-noStrainNumber of NTOperon
AJ243918 (T) 1464  

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Dermatophilus congolensis  
The genus Dermatophilus is composed of only one species, which is related to the genera Renibacterium and Micrococcus.
Comment:Opportunist
Updated:2023-03-02

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