The occurrence of treponemes in contagious ovine digital dermatitis and the characterisation of associated Dichelobacter nodosus

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 199-209

  Moore, L J ^a   Woodward, M J ^b   Grogono Thomas, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CODD; Dichelobacter nodosus; Footrot; PCR; Treponemes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; FOOT DERMATOSES; FOOT ROT; GREAT BRITAIN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEROTYPING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; OVIS; SPIROCHAETES; TREPONEMA;

EID: 27944504671     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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