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Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of Pasteurella multocida isolated from pigs at slaughter in New Zealand.
New Zealand veterinary journal - 1 Jun 2005
Jamaludin R, Blackall P J, Hansen M F, Humphrey S, Styles M
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AIMS: To examine pigs at slaughter in New Zealand for the presence of Pasteurella multocida, and to determine for isolates, their biochemical profiles, somatic and capsular types, and the presence or absence of the HSB and toxA genes, associated with haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) and progressive atrophic rhinitis (PAR), respectively. METHODS: Swabs from 173 lungs, 158 palatine tonsils and 82 nasal passages of...
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