title: Detection and identification of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotypes 1, 2, and 8 by multiplex PCR.
abstract: Multiplex PCR assays were developed to identify Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotypes 1, 2, and 8. Primers designed for the conserved capsular polysaccharide (CP) export region amplified a 489-bp DNA fragment from all serotypes. Primers specific to the CP biosynthesis regions of serotypes 1, 2, and 8 amplified fragments of 1.6 kb, 1.7 kb, and 970 bp from only their respective serotypes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, 1410 Prices Fork Rd., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0342, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schuchert
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Inzana
authors.forename: Ø
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Angen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jessing
mesh_terms: D016977:Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial