Impact of Strain Variation of Dichelobacter nodosus on Disease Severity and Presence in Sheep Flocks in England [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 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.
Emma M. Monaghan +7 more
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A Pilot Study to Investigate the Feasibility of a Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis to Understand the Epidemiology of Dichelobacter nodosus in Ovine Footrot [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Dichelobacter nodosus is the essential pathogen in ovine footrot, an important cause of lameness in sheep that reduces productivity and welfare. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using multiple locus variable number tandem ...
Katharina Giebel +3 more
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The Applied Development of a Tiered Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) Scheme for Dichelobacter nodosus [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Dichelobacter nodosus (D. nodosus) is the causative pathogen of ovine footrot, a disease that has a significant welfare and financial impact on the global sheep industry. Previous studies into the phylogenetics of D. nodosus have focused on Australia and
Adam M. Blanchard +12 more
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The prevalence, virulence, and serogroups of Dichelobacter nodosus and prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum in footrot lesions of sheep and cattle in Morocco [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2023 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 footrot
Zahra Bamouh +4 more
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Prevalence of Dichelobacter nodosus and Ovine Footrot in German Sheep Flocks [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus (D. nodosus) is the causative agent of ovine footrot. The aim of this field study was to determine the prevalence of D. nodosus in German sheep flocks. The sheep owners participated voluntarily in the study.
Julia Storms +9 more
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Characterisation of Dichelobacter nodosus on Misshapen and Damaged Ovine Feet: A Longitudinal Study of Four UK Sheep Flocks [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Dichelobacter nodosus is the causal agent of ovine footrot, a contagious disease of welfare and economic concern worldwide. Damaged feet may be subclinical carriers of D. nodosus and covertly spread infection.
Caroline M. Best +6 more
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Risk factors associated with the infection of sheep with Dichelobacter nodosus [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Ovine footrot is a highly contagious foot disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus (D. nodosus). In a recent report, we showed a prevalence of 42.9% D. nodosus positive swabs across Germany.
Julia Storms +5 more
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Genome sequence of JKS-07B isolate from J&K, India associated with virulent footrot of sheep [PDF]
Science Progress, 2021 Introduction: Virulent footrot of sheep caused by Dichelobacter nodosus is associated with tremendous economic losses due to recurrent treatment costs and increased culling rates.
Sabia Qureshi +11 more
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Serological Diversity of Dichelobacter nodosus in German Sheep Flocks [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Footrot is one of the major causes of lameness in sheep and leads to decreased animal welfare and high economic losses. The causative agent is the Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus. The prevalence of D.
Monia Budnik +6 more
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Prevalence of Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum on dairy farms in Slovakia
Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2023 The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of bacteria Dichelobacter nodosus (D. nodosus) and Fusobacterium necrophorum (F. necrophorum) in non-lame dairy cows on eight Slovak dairy herds.
Pavol Mudroň +8 more
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