title: Identification of spirochetes associated with contagious ovine digital dermatitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sayers
authors.forename: P X
authors.initials: PX
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Grady
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nally
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial