The skin constitutes the primary physical barrier between vertebrates and their external
environment. Characterization of skin microorganisms is essential for understanding how a …

This chapter focuses on the most current studies describing the skin microbiome in humans
and animals, its role in modulating the immune system, and its association with human and …

The aims of this study were to update the prevalence of lameness in sheep in England and
identify novel risk factors. A total of 1260 sheep farmers responded to a postal survey. The …

Footrot is a contagious foot disease mainly affecting sheep. It is caused by the Gram-
negative anaerobic bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus. Warm, wet environmental conditions …

Sites of persistence of bacterial pathogens contribute to disease dynamics of bacterial
diseases. Footrot is a globally important bacterial disease that reduces health and …

Bovine digital dermatitis (DD) is a skin disorder that is a significant cause of infectious
lameness in cattle around the world. However, very little is known about the …

Contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) is an important foot disease in sheep, with
significant animal welfare and economic implications. It is thought that CODD emerged from …

Bovine foot rot (BFR) is an infectious bacterial disease of the interdigital skin and
subcutaneous tissue of the feet of cattle. The geographic distribution of this disease is broad …

The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of Dichelobacter nodosus,
Fusobacterium necrophorum and Treponema spp. in sheep with different clinical …

Contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) is a severe and common infectious foot disease
of sheep and a significant animal welfare issue for the sheep industry in the UK and some …