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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 1999, p. 4227-4229, Vol. 65, No. 9
School of Biological Sciences, University of
Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom
Received 8 February 1999/Accepted 8 June 1999
This was the first molecular study of the bacterial flora of the
sheep scab mite (Psoroptes ovis). A sequence analysis of genes coding for 16S rRNA revealed that Serratia marcescens
and bacteria closely related to Staphylococcus intermedius
or Staphylococcus chromogens and Alloiococcus
otitidis were present. These bacteria were associated with skin
lesions, dermatitis, and otitis media caused by P. ovis.
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Identification of Bacterial Species Associated with
the Sheep Scab Mite (Psoroptes ovis) by Using Amplified
Genes Coding for 16S rRNA
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: School of
Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW,
United Kingdom. Phone: 01248 351151. Fax: 01248 370731. E-mail:
bss105{at}bangor.ac.uk.
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