Polyarthritis in pigs, sheep, and turkeys may be associated with infection of which of the following bacteria?

A. Listeria monocytogenes
B. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
C. Bacillus anthracis
D. Bacillus porcini


Ans: B. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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