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Cilia-Associated Respiratory (CAR) Bacillus
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Cilia-associated respiratory (CAR) bacillus is a recently identified pathogen of rats, mice and rabbits.
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- Background: Cilia-associated respiratory (CAR) bacillus is a recently identified pathogen of rats, mice, and rabbits. It is a gram-negative filamentous rod-shaped bacteria of uncertain classification. Recent studies suggest that the rat and rabbit strains are distinct.
- Transmission: CAR bacillus is transmitted via aerosol contact of the respiratory system. In rats, it is usually found with Mycoplasmapulmonis infections. However, it can cause disease alone.
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- bacillis
- Rodents
- rats
- Mice
- rabbits
- respiratory