The morphology and metabolic changes of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae during its growth as a biofilm

Abstract Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is an important swine respiratory pathogen. Previous studies have suggested that growth as a biofilm is a natural state of A. pleuropneumoniae infection. To understand the survival features involved in the biofilm state, the growth features, morphology and ge...

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Main Authors: Qiuhong Zhang, Lu Peng, Weiyao Han, Hongyu Chen, Hao Tang, Xiabing Chen, Paul R. Langford, Qi Huang, Rui Zhou, Lu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-023-01173-x