erysipelothrix

American

[er-uh-sip-uh-loh-thriks, eer-uh-] / ˌɛr əˈsɪp ə loʊˌθrɪks, ˌɪər ə- /

noun

Bacteriology.

any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Erysipelothrix, often forming long filaments and occurring as parasites on mammals, birds, and fish.

< New Latin, irregular < Greek erysipel ( as ) erysipelas, + -o- -o- + thríx a hair

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Post-mortem analyses revealed the presence of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a bacterium more commonly associated with pig farms8.

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