title: Biochemical and serological examination of beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from slaughtered pigs.
abstract: A total of 170 beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from lesions in slaughtered pigs during 1988 to 1995 were identified by biochemical and serological examinations. Of these, 132 strains (77.6%) were Streptococcus (S.) dysgalactiae and 38 strains (22.4%) were S. porcinus. The largest serological group of streptococci was group C (78 strains, 45.9%), followed by group L (43 strains, 25.3%), group U (14 strains, 8.2%), group G (11 strains, 6.5%), group E (5 strains, 2.9%), and group P (5 strains, 2.9%). Most of isolates from endocarditis (61 strains) and arthritis (25 strains) were group C S. dysgalactiae, but about 33.3% of the isolates from lymphadenitis were group L S. dysgalactiae (28 strains), followed by group C (14 strains, 16.7%), group U S. porcinus (14 strains, 14.3%), and group G (10 strains, 11.9%).
authors.affiliation: Sendai Meat Inspection Center, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katsumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiramune
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000662:veterinary*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D013553:Swine Diseases