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SKIN infection, with members of the genus Dermatophilus has been reported from several countries in a variety of animals including man1,2. The initial isolate was named D. congolensis after the country of origin3,4, but the first isolates in Australia and later ones in Great Britain were thought to be new, previously undescribed organisms, and were named Actinomyces dermatonomus5 and Polysepta pedis6,7. Small differences in the ability to digest protein and to ferment certain sugars supported the view that the isolates belonged to separate species1,7. It was therefore concluded that ‘cutaneous streptothricosis’ of cattle was caused by Dermatophilus congolensis, ‘mycotic dermatitis’ of sheep by D. dermatonomus, and ‘strawberry foot rot’ of sheep by D. pedis1.
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ROBERTS, D. Cutaneous Actinomycosis Due to the Single Species Dermatophilus congolensis. Nature 206, 1068 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2061068a0
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