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Genetic heterogeneity among strains of Treponema phagedenis-like spirochetes isolated from dairy cattle with papillomatous digital dermatitis in Japan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2009
Yano Takahisa, Yamagami Ryoko, Misumi Kazuhiro, Kubota Chikara, Moe Kyaw Kyaw, Hayashi Tetsuya, Yoshitani Kazunori, Ohtake Osamu, Misawa Naoaki
Abstract excerpt
Papillomatous digital dermatitis (PDD) is an infectious foot disease of cattle that is prevalent throughout the world. Although it has been prevalent in Japan since the first case was reported in 1992, full epidemiological and bacteriological examinations have not been conducted. We collected 91 lesions of PDD from 80 dairy cattle on 12 farms in eight regions of Japan to isolate the spirochetes that are...
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