Growth curves and morphology of three Treponema subtypes isolated from digital dermatitis in cattle

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 685-693

  Dopfer D ^a   Anklam, K ^a   Mikheil, D ^a   Ladell, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine digital dermatitis; Encysted forms; Spiral forms; Treponema spp.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PLATE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN INFECTION; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TREPONEMA MEDIUM; TREPONEMA PHAGEDENIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

BOS; BOVINAE; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TREPONEMA MEDIUM; TREPONEMA PHAGEDENIS;

EID: 84866175980     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.054     Document Type: Article

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