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Characterization of Fusobacterium isolates from the respiratory tract of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 Mar 2014
Brooks Jason W, Kumar Amit, Narayanan Sanjeev, Myers Suzanne, Brown Kayla, Nagaraja T G, Jayarao Bhushan M
Abstract excerpt
A total of 23 clinical isolates of Fusobacterium spp. were recovered at necropsy over a 2-year period from the respiratory tract of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Isolates were identified as Fusobacterium varium (18/23), Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme (3/23), and Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum (2/23). Using polymerase chain reaction-based detection of virulence genes, all...
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