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Agriculture · Q35

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 35

Q35

The causal organism of Bangis disease in cattle is

A.
Brucella abortus
Answer
B.
Streptococcus pyogenis
C.
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
D.
Vibrio foetus

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The causal organism of Bangis disease in cattle is Brucella abortus.
Brucella abortus is a Gram-negative bacterium in the family Brucellaceae and is one of the causative agents of brucellosis. The rod-shaped pathogen is classified under the domain Bacteria. The prokaryotic B. abortus is non-spore-forming, non-motile, and aerobic. Brucella abortus.
Cattle are the usual hosts for Brucella abortus. This organism also causes brucellosis in bison, water buffalo, camels and elk, and occasionally affects other species.