The skin microbiota in equine pastern dermatitis: a case-control study of horses in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Equine pastern dermatitis (EPD), a multifactorial syndrome, manifests as skin lesions of variable severity in the pastern area. Despite the widespread use of antibacterial therapy for treating this condition, little is known about the contributing bacteria.

Hypothesis/objectives

To investigate the bacterial skin microbiota in EPD-affected and unaffected (control) pasterns.

Animals

Case-control study with 80 client-owned horses; each with at least one EPD-affected and one control pastern.

Methods and materials

Horses were grouped by the form of EPD (mild, exudative or proliferative), the assigned severity grade and type of pretreatment (disinfectant, topical antibacterial or no antibacterial pretreatment). Skin swabs were obtained, and the microbiota

SUBMITTER: Kaiser-Thom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature