Streptobacillus moniliformis
Agent Name
Streptobacillus moniliformis
Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
Also Spirillum minus;
Category
Infectious Agents
Comments
The more common causes of rat-bite fever are Streptobacillus moniliformis in the Americas and Europe and Spirillum minus in Asia and Africa.
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: