Characterization of Haemophilus parasuis isolated from Brazilian swine through serotyping, AFLP and PFGE |
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Authors: | Castilla Karina Salvagni de Gobbi Débora Dirani Sena Moreno Luisa Zanolli Paixão Renata Coutinho Tania Alen dos Santos José Lúcio Moreno Andrea Micke |
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Affiliation: | 1. Laboratório de Sanidade Suína e Virologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil;2. Microvet, Microbiologia Veterinária Especial, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Haemophilus parasuis infection in pigs is characterized by fibrinous polyserositis, arthritis and meningitis. Despite the fact that traditional diagnosis is based on herd history, clinical signs, bacterial isolation and serotyping, molecular-based methods are alternatives for species-specific tests and epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to characterize H. parasuis field strains from different states of Brazil, employing serotyping and genotyping methods. Serotyping revealed that serovar 4 was the most prevalent (26.1%), followed by serovars 5 (17.4%), 14 (8.7%), 13 (4.4%) and 2 (4.4%), whereas 39% of the strains were considered as untypeable. AFLP with a single enzyme and PFGE were able to type all isolates tested, generating 34 and 20 different profiles, respectively, including untypeable strains. Besides the slightly higher discrimination index presented by AFLP, PFGE with Not I restriction enzyme showed a better correlation with epidemiological data, grouping strains of the same serovar, animal or farm origin. The results indicated AFLP and PFGE as valuable tools for typing H. parasuis isolates collected in Brazil. |
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