Article
A new subtype of serovar 6, K6b:O3, of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae based on genotypic analysis.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Nov 2024
To Ho, Tsutsumi Nobuyuki, Kon Michiha, Kawashima Nayu, Koike Fumiko, Lacouture Sonia, Gottschalk Marcelo, Frey Joachim, Nagai Shinya
Abstract excerpt
We have analyzed the capsule (CPS) and the lipopolysaccharide O-Antigen (O-Ag) biosynthesis loci of fifteen field isolates of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, including eleven North American and four Japanese ones, reactive to antisera against serovars 3, 6, 8 and/or 15. Ten North American isolates amplified a serovar 6-indicative fragment derived from the capsular loci, whereas one North American isolate and all...
Topics
- Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
- Serogroup
- Actinobacillus Infections
- Animals
- O Antigens
- Swine Diseases
- Genotype
- Bacterial Capsules
- Swine