Hemagglutinating activity of serovar reference strains of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale.
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.
Vega
Vicente
V
Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México.
Zepeda
Andrea
A
Ramírez
Saúl
S
Morales
Vladimir
V
Fernández
Pomposo
P
de Oca
Roberto Montes
RM
Guerra-Infante
Fernando M
FM
de Jesús de Haro-Cruz
María
M
Blackall
Patrick J
PJ
Soriano
Edgardo V
EV
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