Dichelobacter nodosus

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Dichelobacter nodosus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gammaproteobacteria Order: Cardiobacteriales Family: Cardiobacteriaceae Genus: Dichelobacter Species: D. nodosus
Binomial name
Dichelobacter nodosus (Beveridge 1941) (Mraz 1963) Dewhirst et al. 1990

Dichelobacter nodosus, formerly Bacteroides nodosus, is a Gram-negative, obligate anaerobe of the family Cardiobacteriaceae. It has polar fimbriae and is the causative agent of ovine foot rot. It is the lone species in the genus Dichelobacter.

[edit] Known strains

• Dichelobacter nodosus ATCC 25549
• Dichelobacter nodosus VCS1703A

[edit] External links

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Dichelobacter+nodosus&field=entry#TreeB03.440.425.410.400
• http://genamics.com/cgi-bin/genamics/genomes/genomesearch.cgi?field=ID&query=539
• http://www.cabicompendium.org/AHPC/search_overview_results.asp?as_search=Dichelobacter+nodosus