Footrot and Foot Abscess of Ruminants Book

THE DISEASES. Footrot of Sheep. Footrot of Cattle, Goats, and Deer. Foot Abscess of Sheep. Foot Abscess of Cattle. BACTERIOLOGY OF THE MAJOR PATHOGENS. Isolation and Identification of Bacteroides nodosus. Isolation and Identification of Fusobacterium necrophorum. IMMUNOLOGY. Antigens of Bacteroides nodosus. Antigens of Fusobacterium necrophorum. Host Responses to Footrot and Foot Abscess. Antigenic Classification of Bacteroides nodosus. Vaccination Against Footrot and Foot Abscess. APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY. The Molecular Biology of the Fimbriae (Pili) of Bacteroides nodosus and the Development of a Recombinant DNA-Based Vaccine. Molecular Basis of Antigenic Variation in Pili (Fimbriae) of Bacteroides nodosus - Application to Footrot Vaccines. Application of Biotechnology to the Diagnosis of Footrot. Index.