title: Serodiagnosis of swine pleuropneumonia due to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotypes 7 and 4 using long-chain lipopolysaccharides.
abstract: A saline boiled extract (SBE), capsular polysaccharides (CPS) and long-chain lipopolysaccharides (LC-LPS) of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 7 have been evaluated in ELISA for the serodiagnosis of swine pleuropneumonia caused by this serotype. Mean optical densities (ODs) obtained with the 3 antigens using sera from negative herds as well as from animals experimentally and naturally exposed to A. pleuropneumoniae serotypes 7 or 4 were not statistically different. The positive ELISA reaction with anti-serotype 4 sera was unexpected with the CPS, which are supposed to be serotype-specific; LPS traces present in the CPS appeared to be responsible for this reaction. In addition, sera from animals exposed to A. pleuropneumoniae serotypes 5 or 10 presented cross-reactions with the SBE and the CPS, but not with the LC-LPS. Cross-reactions were mainly due to rough LPS, as shown by immunoblotting. The LC-LPS is easily obtainable and can be used for the detection of antibodies in animals infected with A. pleuropneumoniae serotypes 7 and 4.
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses du Porc, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lacouture
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Lasalle
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dubreuil
mesh_terms: D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016977:Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology; D011001:Pleuropneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides