title: Prevalent serotypes of Pasteurella multocida isolated from different animal and avian species in India.
abstract: Identification and estimation of the prevalence of Pasteurella multocida organisms in different animal and avian species in India during November 2000 to July 2003 was carried out. Out of 418 samples collected from different outbreaks suspected to be caused by P. multocida, a total of 206 bacterial cultures were identified as P. multocida on the basis of cultural, morphological and biochemical characteristics. All the 206 cultures were isolated from different domestic animal species (cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and rabbit), avian species (chicken, duck, quail, turkey, goose) and wild animals such as leopard and deer. Serotyping of P. multocida cultures revealed the presence of various serotypes (A:1, A:3, A:1,3, A:4, B:2, D:1 and -:1) among the livestock population. P. multocida polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay applied on different forms of bacterial cultures (bacterial culture lysate, direct bacterial colony and mixed bacterial culture lysate) yielded an amplified product of approximately 460 bp specific for P. multocida. The results of PCR assay correlated well with conventional methods of identification. The present investigation revealed the presence of varied serotypes among livestock and PCR assay was found to be useful for rapid, sensitive and specific diagnosis of pasteurellosis in animals and avian species.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, UP India. aak@ivri.up.nic.in
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Shivachandra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Vijendra P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D001717:Birds; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity