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.
Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University, Wooster 44691.
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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