Dichelobacter nodosus | |
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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 as well as interdigital dermatitis. It is the lone species in the genus Dichelobacter.