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Isolation of atypical genotype Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 6 in Japan.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Apr 2014
Ito Hiroya, Katsuragi Kiyohito, Akama Shunsuke, Yuzawa Hirofumi
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We describe here isolation of genetically atypical serotype 6 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in Japan indistinguishable by the multiplex PCR that can discriminate between immunologically cross-reactive serotypes 3, 6 and 8. Nucleotide sequence analysis of capsular export and biosynthesis genes revealed that the atypical isolates have capsular polysaccharide export and synthesis gene sequences that are distinct...
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