Genome sequence of JKS-07B isolate from J&K, India associated with virulent footrot of sheep.

Introduction: Virulent footrot of sheep caused by is associated with tremendous economic losses due to recurrent treatment costs and increased culling rates. This organism being a fastidious anaerobe is difficult to isolate on ordinary media that does not support its growth. The serogroup B isolate described in the present study has been used in the preparation of the whole-cell killed vaccine against footrot in India.

Methicillin resistance genes and in vitro biofilm formation among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bovine mastitis in India.

Introduction: Biofilms, an assemblage of microbial cells irreversibly associated with a surface and enclosed in a matrix of polysaccharide material pose serious health challenges, resulting in high economic losses. The emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections and ability to form biofilms in dairy animals is of emerging concern for livestock and public health owing to their association with serious infections.

Draft genome sequence of Dichelobacter nodosus JKS-07 serogroup E from India.

Objectives: Dichelobacter nodosus is an anaerobic bacterium with fastidious growth requirements that is the principal cause of footrot associated with lameness in sheep and goats. In India, D. nodosus serogroups B and E have been recorded as major causes of footrot.