Moraxella bovis pathogenicity: an update.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
; 31(6): 449-58, 2008 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18514312
ABSTRACT
Moraxella bovis is the etiologic agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, the most important ocular disease affecting cattle worldwide. The severity of the cases varied from eyes that exhibited mild signs to severe clinical cases with profuse lacrimation, conjunctival swelling, corneal opacity, and ulceration. Although the mortality is low, there is a high morbidity and important economic loss in terms of significant reduction in production. This paper examines aspects such as the pathogenesis of the disease and the mechanisms by which this unique bacterium is able to disrupt the corneal epithelium and cause infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cattle Diseases
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Keratoconjunctivitis, Infectious
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Moraxella bovis
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Epithelium, Corneal
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Moraxellaceae Infections
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina