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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on columbia horse blood agar. Cultivation 72 hours in an aerobic atmosphere, 37°C. Isolate from a hand of a fishmonger. Causastive organism of erysipeloid. Often found in butchers, fishmonger and abbatoir workers.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a Gram-positive, catalase-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. Distributed worldwide, E. rhusiopathiae is primarily considered an animal pathogen, causing a disease known as erysipelas in animals (and erysipeloid in humans). Turkeys and pigs are most commonly affected, but cases have been reported in other birds, sheep, fish, and reptiles.
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