Fleece rot and dermatophilosis in sheep.

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.10.024

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Fleece rot and dermatophilosis in sheep.

Veterinary microbiology - 30 Apr 2008

Norris B J, Colditz I G, Dixon T J

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Fleece rot and dermatophilosis reduce health and production of sheep and predispose them to blow fly strike. This paper reviews aetiology, prevalence, pathogenesis, resistance, attempts to develop vaccines and prospects for new control strategies to these important skin diseases. Although the severity of fleece rot is associated with the abundance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on skin, microbial ecology studies are...

Topics

Actinomycetales
Actinomycetales Infections
Animals
Bacterial Vaccines
Dermatitis
Disease Susceptibility
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Immunity, Innate
Pseudomonas Infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Sheep
Sheep Diseases
Wool

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PMID: 18055136
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.10.024

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