Pooling of interdigital swab samples for PCR detection of virulent Dichelobacter nodosus
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DOI: 10.1177/1040638717733508
Abstract: Virulent ovine foot rot is a contagious foot disease. Given the development and validation of a real-time PCR to detect Dichelobacter nodosus isolates that contain the virulence-associated protease genes aprV2 and aprB2, the diagnosis of… read more here.
Keywords: foot rot; foot; dichelobacter nodosus; detection ... See more keywords
Identifying maintenance hosts for infection with Dichelobacter nodosus in free-ranging wild ruminants in Switzerland: A prevalence study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219805
Abstract: Footrot is a worldwide economically important, painful, contagious bacterial foot disease of domestic and wild ungulates caused by Dichelobacter nodosus. Benign and virulent strains have been identified in sheep presenting with mild and severe lesions,… read more here.
Keywords: nodosus; ibex; maintenance; prevalence ... See more keywords
The prevalence, virulence, and serogroups of Dichelobacter nodosus and prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum in footrot lesions of sheep and cattle in Morocco
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DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.668-674
Abstract: Background and Aim: Footrot is a contagious disease of ruminants leading to severe economic losses. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, virulence, and serogroups of Dichelobacter nodosus and the prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum in… read more here.
Keywords: necrophorum; prevalence; footrot lesions; dichelobacter nodosus ... See more keywords
Impact of Strain Variation of Dichelobacter nodosus on Disease Severity and Presence in Sheep Flocks in England
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.713927
Abstract: AprV2 and aprB2 are variants of the apr gene of Dichelobacter nodosus, the cause of footrot in sheep. They are putative markers for severe and mild disease expression. The aim of our study was to… read more here.
Keywords: nodosus; dichelobacter nodosus; flocks without; footrot ... See more keywords