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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/subspeciesTick the correct species
  Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
  Fusobacterium canifelinum
  Treponema pedis
  Clostridium novyi
  Listeria monocytogenes

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