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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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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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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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 +2 more
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Direct serogrouping of Dichelobacter nodosus from Victorian farms using conventional multiplex polymerase chain reaction [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objective Dichelobacter nodosus is the causative agent of footrot in sheep. Ovine footrot is a major problem in Australia that results in large economic losses and a represents a very significant animal welfare issue. D.
Nickala Best +4 more
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Genomic heterogeneity of Dichelobacter nodosus within and between UK sheep flocks and between age groups within a flock [PDF]
BMC Microbiology, 2020 Background Footrot and interdigital dermatitis are endemic infectious diseases in all sheep farming regions, impairing welfare and production. The development of efficacious vaccines against the primary causative pathogen has been hampered by the ...
P. L. Davies +5 more
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Genomic Evidence for a Globally Distributed, Bimodal Population in the Ovine Footrot Pathogen
mBio, 2014 Footrot is a contagious, debilitating disease of sheep, causing major economic losses in most sheep-producing countries. The causative agent is the Gram-negative anaerobe Dichelobacter nodosus. Depending on the virulence of the infective bacterial strain,
Ruth M. Kennan +11 more
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Assessment of a rtPCR for the detection of virulent and benign Dichelobacter nodosus, the causative agent of ovine footrot, in Australia [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2018 Background Ovine footrot is a highly contagious bacterial disease of sheep, costing the Australian sheep industry millions of dollars annually. Dichelobacter nodosus, the causative agent of footrot, is a gram-negative anaerobe classed into virulent and ...
Nickala Best +7 more
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The prevalence of Dichelobacter nodosus in clinically footrot-free sheep flocks: a comparative field study on elimination strategies [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Ovine footrot caused by Dichelobacter nodosus (D nodosus) is an infectious disease affecting sheep worldwide. Switzerland plans a nationwide footrot eradication program, based on PCR-testing of interdigital swab samples.
A. F. Kraft +4 more
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Identifying maintenance hosts for infection with Dichelobacter nodosus in free-ranging wild ruminants in Switzerland: A prevalence study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Footrot is a worldwide economically important, painful, contagious bacterial foot disease of domestic and wild ungulates caused by Dichelobacter nodosus.
Gaia Moore-Jones +6 more
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