Isolation and characterization of Bordetella avium plasmids.
Experiments were conducted to study the plasmids of Bordetella avium, B. avium-like, and B. bronchiseptica isolates from turkeys and the plasmids of the Art-Vax commercial vaccine strain. Plasmids were observed in 6 of 20 B. avium isolates, in 6 of 20 B. avium-like isolates, in all 5 B. bronchiseptica isolates, and in the Art-Vax strain. Plasmids of B. avium correlated with resistance to antibiotics but not with pathogenicity, hemagglutination of guinea pig erythrocytes, or expression of pili.
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Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University, Wooster 44691.
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Coplin
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001884:Bordetella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D010957:Plasmids; D014422:Turkeys / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents