Sero- and apx-typing of German Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae field isolates from 2010 to 2019 reveals a predominance of serovar 2 with regular apx-profile

Abstract Serotyping is the most common method to characterize field isolates of Actinobacillus (A.) pleuropneumoniae, the etiological agent of porcine pleuropneumonia. Based on serology, many farms seem to be infected and antibodies against a wide variety of serovars are detectable, but, so far it i...

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Main Authors: Lukas Schuwerk, Doris Hoeltig, Karl-Heinz Waldmann, Peter Valentin-Weigand, Judith Rohde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-020-00890-x