Identification of spirochetes associated with contagious ovine digital dermatitis.
Spirochetes of the genus Treponema were cultured from 7 of 10 cases of digital dermatitis in sheep. Two cultures comprised Treponema phagedenis-like and Treponema medium/Treponema vincentii-like spirochetes, respectively, while the remaining cultures comprised mixed populations of Treponema medium/Treponema vincentii-like, Treponema phagedenis-like, and Treponema denticola/Treponema putidum-like organisms.
Sayers
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Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Marques
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Evans
N J
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O'Grady
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Doherty
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ML
Carter
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Nally
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D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014208:Treponema / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial