Biochemical and serological identification of strains of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae |
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Authors: | L H Lombin S Rosendal J DeMoor |
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Institution: | Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | Eighteen field isolates of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae were studied biochemically and serotyped using the complement fixation test (CFT), agglutination test and the immunodiffusion test. Three biochemical tests (V-dependency, CAMP-reaction and urease activity) were found to be very useful for the biochemical characterization of the H. pleuropneumoniae. Haemolysis on blood agar plates, although present, was not sufficiently pronounced in all cases to warrant absolute dependence on this characteristic. Serological typing revealed the isolates belong to Serotypes 1 and 5. The immunodiffusion test proved to be the most serotype specific, while a marked cross-reaction was observed with the CFT. |
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