Bacterial Diseases of Horses

Site

Disease

Organism

Blood

Anthrax

Bacillus anthracis

Fever

Coxiella burnetti

Septicemia

Actinobacillus equuli

Lung

Glanders

Actinobacillus mallei

Meliodosis

Pseudomonas pseudomallei

Influenzal pneumonia

Bordatella bronchiseptica

Streptococcus pyogenes

Corynebacterium equi

Pasteurella multocida

Intestine

Botulism

Clostridium botulinum

Enteritis

Escherichia coli

Salmonella typhimurium

Salmonella anatum

Melioidosis

Pseudomonas pseudomallei

Ulceration of intestine

Sphaerophorus necrophorus

Fetus and uterus

Abortion

Escherichia coli

Klebsiella pneumoniae var. genitalium

Actinobacillus equuli

Corynebacterium equi

Mammary glands

Mastitis

Escherichia coli

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus equi

Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Urine

Cystitis

Leptospira Pomona

Leptospira hyos

Escherichia coli

Purulent nephritis

Actinobacillus equuli

Pyelonephritis

Corynebacterium renale

Skin and muscle

Fistulous withers

Brucella abortus

Poll evil

Actinomyces bovis

Lockjaw

Clostridium tetani

Malignant edema

Clostridium septicum

Necrotic dermatitis

Sphaerophorus necrophorus

Strangles

Streptococcus equi

Ulcerative lymphangitis

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Wounds

Streptococcus pyogenes

Peptostreptococcus spp.

Bacteroides spp.

Proteus mirabilis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Actinobacillus mallei

Joint

Joint ill

Actinobacillus equuli

Corynebacterium equi

Escherichia coli

Blood and parenchymatous organs, foals

Neonatal mortality

Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Streptococcus equisimilis

Streptococcus equi

Actinobacillus equuli

Salmonella abortus-equi

Escherichia coli

Klebsiella pneumoniae var. genitalium