title: Hemagglutinating activity of serovar reference strains of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale.
abstract: In the present study, the hemagglutinating activity of 9 reference strains (serovars A-I) of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale was investigated by using fresh erythrocytes from 15 different species: chicken (broiler, rooster, hen), turkey, pigeon, quail, duck, Harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), cow, sheep, horse, dog, rabbit, pig, human (groups A, B, AB, and O), and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). All 9 strains agglutinated rabbit erythrocytes. None of the strains was able to agglutinate hen, cow, horse, or rainbow trout erythrocytes. The number of positive reactions among the remaining species varied. Results indicate that the use of rabbit erythrocytes is better suited for testing the hemagglutinating activity of O. rhinotracheale.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México.
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zepeda
authors.forename: Saúl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Pomposo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Roberto Montes
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: de Oca
authors.forename: Fernando M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Guerra-Infante
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Jesús de Haro-Cruz
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Blackall
authors.forename: Edgardo V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Soriano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood; D002417:Cattle / Q000097:blood; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D045246:Ornithobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood; D014337:Trout / Q000097:blood