Standard Disease Quiz
Question
Which one of the bacteria below causes the following disease?
English:
Digital dermatitis (cattle), ear necrosis and shoulder ulcer (pigs). The bacterium has also been isolated from the gingiva (gums) of pigs.
Swedish:
Smittsamt klöveksem (nötkreatur), öronnekros och bogsår (gris). Bakterien har också isolerats från gingiva (tandkött) hos gris.
Species/subspecies
Tick the correct species
Treponema pallidum
subsp.
pallidum
Fusobacterium canifelinum
Treponema pedis
Clostridium novyi
Listeria monocytogenes
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2026-09-10