- Pathogen:
- Dichelobacter nodosus
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Isolation of the organism followed by protracted tests for demonstration of protease production. PCR-based tests for virulence-associated genes.
- Pathogen Information:
- Straight or curved gram-negative rods with characteristic swelling at one or both ends.
- Epidemiology:
- Synergism with Fusobacterium necrophorum. Important in the pathogenesis of ruminant pedal lesions. Transmission occurs only in moist conditions.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Footrot, Interdigital dermatitis.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.