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Isolation of an atypical strain of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1 with a truncated lipopolysaccharide outer core and no O-antigen.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2005
Jacques Mario, Labrie Josée, St Michael Frank, Cox Andrew D, Paradis Marie-Anne, Dick C Paul, Klopfenstein Christian, Broes André, Fittipaldi Nahuel, Gottschalk Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
A field isolate of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine fibrinohemorrhagic necrotizing pleuropneumonia, was sent to the diagnostic laboratory for serotyping. The isolate presented a clear reaction, with both polyclonal antibodies against serotype 1 and monoclonal antibodies against the capsular polysaccharide of serotype 1. It also exhibited a PCR profile of Apx toxins expected for...
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