<prompt> Which of the following is known as Preisz Nocard bacillusCorynebacterium diphtheriaCorynebacterium pseudotuberculosisInfluenza bacillusSalmonella  <response>: Corynebacteria of veterinary impoance are Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Also called as Preisz - Nocard bacilli. Causes pseudotuberculosis in sheeps and suppurative lymphadenitis in horses. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker;s; 9th edition; Page no: 242 