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THE LIFE CYCLE OF DERMATOPHILUS DERMATONOMUS , THE CAUSAL AGENT OF OVINE MYCOTIC DERMATITIS
Author(s) -
Roberts DS
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1961.47
Subject(s) - skin lesion , biology , lesion , transmission (telecommunications) , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , immunology , medicine , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
SUMMARY An account is given of the life cycle of Dermatophilus dermatonomus as observed in cultures and in lesions of mycotic dermatitis. Factors which were shown to govern the stages of development in cultures, appear to have a similar influence within the lesion. It is suggested that the sheep's skin may be the only natural habitat for D dermatonomus and that survival of the species may therefore depend on the repeated transmission of infection.