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Molecular characterization of Glaesserella parasuis strains isolated from North America, Europe and Asia by serotyping PCR and LS-PCR.

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Gottschalk, Marcelo 
Strutzberg-Minder, Katrin 
Van, Chao Nguyen 
Zhang, Lijun 

Abstract

Glaesserella parasuis strains were characterized by serotyping PCR, vtaA virulence marker Leader Sequence (LS)-PCR, clinical significance, and geographic region. Overall, the serovars 4, 5/12, 7, 1, and 13 were the most commonly detected. Serovars of greatest clinical relevance were systemic isolates that had a higher probability of being serovar 5/12, 13, or 7. In comparison, pulmonary isolates had a higher likelihood of being serovars 2, 4, 7, or 14. Serovars 5/12 and 13 have previously been considered disease-associated, but this study agrees with other recent studies showing that serovar 7 is indeed associated with systemic G. parasuis disease. Serovar 4 strains illustrated how isolates can have varying degrees of virulence and be obtained from pulmonary, systemic, or nasal sites. Serovars 8, 9, 15, and 10 were predominantly obtained from nasal samples, which indicates a limited clinical significance of these serovars. Additionally, most internal G. parasuis isolates were classified as virulent by LS-PCR and were disease-associated isolates, including serovars 1, 2, 4, 5/12, 7, 13, and 14. Isolates from the nasal cavity, including serovars 6, 9, 10, 11, and 15, were classified as non-virulent by LS-PCR. In conclusion, the distribution of G. parasuis serovars remains constant, with few serovars representing most of the strains isolated from affected pigs. Moreover, it was confirmed that the LS-PCR can be used for G. parasuis virulence prediction of field strains worldwide.

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Glaesserella parasuis, LS-PCR, Serotyping, VtaA marker, Animals, Asia, Europe, Haemophilus Infections, Haemophilus parasuis, North America, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Prevalence, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Serotyping, Sus scrofa, Swine, Swine Diseases

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Vet Res

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0928-4249
1297-9716

Volume Title

52

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/G019274/1)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/S005846/1)