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Leukotoxin production by Fusobacterium necrophorum strains in relation to severity of liver abscesses in cattle.
Anaerobe - 1 Jun 2021
Pillai Deepti K, Amachawadi Raghavendra G, Baca Giovanna, Narayanan Sanjeev K, Nagaraja T G
Abstract excerpt
Fusobacterium necrophorum, a Gram-negative anaerobe, is the primary etiologic agent of liver abscesses of beef cattle. The bacterium, a member of the microbial community of the rumen, travels to the liver via portal circulation to cause abscesses. The severity of liver abscesses vary from mild with one or two small abscesses to severe with medium to large multiple abscesses. Leukotoxin, a secreted protein, is the...
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