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A new variant of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 3 lacking the entire apxII operon.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 May 2011
Kuhnert Peter, Rohde Judith, Korczak Bożena M
Abstract excerpt
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is an important respiratory pathogen causing pleuropneumonia in pig. The species is genetically characterized by the presence of 4 RTX (Repeats in the Structural ToXin) toxin genes: apxI, apxII, and apxIII genes are differentially present in various combinations among the different serotypes, thereby defining pathogenicity; the apxIV gene is present in all serotypes. Polymerase...
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