title: Biochemical and antigenic relationships between porcine and equine isolates of Actinobacillus suis.
abstract: A total of 50 Actinobacillus suis isolates were studied for their biochemical and antigenic characteristics. Of them, 40 isolates originated from different tissues of diseased pigs, and the other ten isolates were from horses with respiratory problems. There was no major biochemical difference among equine and porcine A. suis isolates. Results of tube agglutination tests showed that porcines isolates were antigenically homogeneous while equine isolates were heterogeneous.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pathologie et de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bada
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial