【医】 [猪]红斑丹毒丝菌

erysipeloid \er`y*sip"e*loid\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*loid), n.
[L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin.
See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.)
a usually self-limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat
resembling erysipelas, caused by the bacterium
{Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae}. It may start at the site of a
wound obtained while handling meat or fish, and may
occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and
severe toxemia. --Stedman
[PJC]


Erysipelothrix \Er`y*sip"e*lo*thrix\
([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*las), n. [see {erysipelas}.]
(Microbiol.)
a genus of non-motile, rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of
the family {Corynebacteriaceae}. They are facultatively
anaerobic and produce acid but no gas from glucose. Members
of this genus are parasitic on fish, birds, and mammals,
including man. The type species of the genus, {Erysipelothrix
rhusiopathiae}, causes erysipeloid in man. --Stedman
[PJC]