Table 5 Combinations of bacterial species detected by PCR in hoof samples from acute interdigital phlegmon (n = 36) in high morbidity (≥50%) and moderate morbidity (9–33%) Finnish dairy herds
From: Bacterial species associated with interdigital phlegmon outbreaks in Finnish dairy herds
Bacterial combination | High | Moderate |
|---|---|---|
n | 17 | 19 |
No detected bacteria | Â | 2 |
T. pyogenes | Â | 1 |
D. nodosus and Treponema a | 1 | 1 |
D. nodosus, Treponema, P. levii | 1 | Â |
F. necrophorum | Â | 1 |
F. necrophorum, Treponema | Â | 1 |
F. necrophorum, T. pyogenes | 1 | 3 |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus | 7 | Â |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, P. levii | 3 | 1 |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, P. levii, P. melaninogenica | Â | 1 |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, Treponema | Â | 4 |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, P. melaninogenica, Treponema | Â | 1 |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, T. pyogenes | 2 | Â |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, T. pyogenes, P. levii | Â | 1 |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, T. pyogenes, P. levii, P. melaninogenica | 1 | Â |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, T. pyogenes, Treponema | 1 | 1 |
F. necrophorum, D. nodosus, T. pyogenes, P. levii, Treponema | Â | 1 |