A riboflavin auxotroph of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is attenuated in swine.

doi:10.1128/iai.64.11.4659-4664.1996

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A riboflavin auxotroph of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is attenuated in swine.

Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 1996

Fuller T E, Thacker B J, Mulks M H

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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the etiological agent of a highly contagious and often fatal pleuropneumonia in swine. A riboflavin-requiring mutant of A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 1, designated AP233, was constructed by deleting a portion of the riboflavin biosynthetic operon (ribGBAH) and re...

Topics

Actinobacillus Infections
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Animals
Blotting, Southern
Conjugation, Genetic
Genetic Complementation Test
Male
Mutagenesis, Insertional
Operon
Phenotype
Riboflavin
Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Swine
Virulence

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