Serotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from human and animal sources.
Forty human isolates and twenty-eight animal isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Prince Edward Island area (Atlantic Canada) were serotyped using a kit consisting of 4 polyvalent O-group antisera and 17 monovalent O-type (serovar) antisera, in accordance with the International Antigenic Typing Scheme. The results showed a difference between humans/dogs (50%/48% group I) and pigs (71% group IV). Whereas O-serovar 9 and 1 appeared to be most involved in human and canine infections, O-serovar 3 was the predominant type in porcine infections.
Hariharan
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, Canada.
McNair
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Bryenton
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St Onge
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Ojo
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Long
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D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D011325:Prince Edward Island; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification*; D012703:Serotyping; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*