The development and deployment of a field-based loop mediated isothermal amplification assay for virulent Dichelobacter nodosus detection on Australian sheep.
Dichelobacter nododus is the causative agent of footrot, a major disease of sheep that creates welfare concerns and large economic loss. The virulence of D. nododus depends on the presence of extracellular proteases, AprV2 and AprB2, which differ by one amino acid. Strains possessing AprV2 can cause...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6160043?pdf=render |