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Understanding the molecular epidemiology of the footrot pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus to support control and eradication programs.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2010
Buller N B, Ashley P, Palmer M, Pitman D, Richards R B, Hampson D J
Abstract excerpt
The Gram-negative anaerobe Dichelobacter nodosus is the primary etiologic agent of ovine footrot. Few studies of the genetic diversity and epidemiology of D. nodosus have been done, despite the economic cost and welfare implications of the disease. This study examined a large collection of Australian isolates; 735 isolates from footrot-infected sheep from 247 farms in Western Australia (WA) were tested by...
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