| Cross Index | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Regular, Nonsporing Gram-Positive Rods |
| Compare | Brochothrix, Carnobacterium, Caryophanon, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Kurthia, Lactobacillus, Listeria, Renibacterium salmoninarum |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram positive Gram reaction decolorizes easily and thus may appear Gram negative or with Gram positive beaded patches |
| Morphology | straight or slightly curved rods |
| Motility | non motile |
| Specialized structures | do not form spores Capsules are not formed |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | |
| Oxygen | faculative anaerobe |
| pH | |
| Temperature | grow at 35 C |
| Requirements | |
| Products | hydrogen sulfide is produced acid is produced from glucose .lack cytochromes |
| Enzymes | lack catalase, oxidase |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity | Causes swine erysipelas, sometimes pathogenic to man causing erysipeloid. Mice and pigeons are very susceptible; septicemia is produced, rabbits are less susceptible and guinea pigs are more resistent |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| G+C Mol % |
| Reference | Erysipelothrix rhdusiopathiae |
| First citation | Rosenbach . F.J. 1909. Experimentelle Morpholologische und klinische Studeien uber krankheitserregende Mikroorganism des Schweinrotlaufs, des Erysipeloids und der Mousesepticamie. Z. Hyg. Infektionskr 63:343-371 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 1245 D. Jones |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 566 |
| References |