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Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from pigs in Hungary.
Acta veterinaria Hungarica - 1 Dec 2007
Varga Zsuzsanna, Sellyei Boglárka, Magyar T
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A total of 146 Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from swine in Hungary in the last 20 years were examined. Biochemical characterisation and PCR-based techniques were used to determine species, subspecies, biovar, capsule type and presence of the toxA gene. Eighty-seven percent of the isolates belonged to P. multocida ssp. multocida, and 98% of these had biovar 3 or were trehalose- or lactose-fermenting or...
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