Isolation and characterisation of Bacteroides nodosus from foot lesions of cattle in Western Australia.
Thirty one isolates of Bacteroides nodosus were obtained from foot lesions observed on cattle at 3 abattoirs. All isolates were similar to the B. nodosus of ovine benign footrot (BFR) in their response to the degrading proteinase test. At one abattoir, where the interdigital lesions were examined in detail, 9 of 10 isolates were obtained from hyperkeratotic lesions with deep fissures. Traceback to 8 of the farms of origin which carried both sheep and cattle, revealed BFR in sheep on 4 farms. The significance of B. nodosus in interdigital lesions in cattle, and its possible pathogenicity, are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005528:Foot / Q000382:microbiology; D005535:Foot Rot / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology