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Serotypes and Spa types of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolates from British pigs (1987 to 2015).
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Jul 2017
McNeil Mark, Gerber Priscilla F, Thomson Jill, Williamson Susanna, Opriessnig Tanja
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Erysipelothrix spp. cause a range of clinical signs in pigs and at least 28 different Erysipelothrix spp. serotypes have been identified. In this study, 128 isolates of Erysipelothrix spp. from pigs in Great Britain from 1987 to 2015 were characterised by serotyping and multiplex real time PCR assays targeting the surface protective antigen (Spa) and the main genotypes (Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae,...
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