Serotyping and Pathogenicity of Erysipelothrix Strains Isolated from Tonsils of Slaughter Pigs in Thailand

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1007-1011

  Takahashi, Toshio ^d   Sunama, Patanee ^a   Satra, Jarunee ^a   Cholsindhu, Nonglak ^a   Kongthon, Suneejit ^a   Jitnupong, Wongkwan ^b   Yamamoto, Kinya ^d   Kijima, Mayumi ^d   Furuuchi, Susumu ^c  

^a Veterinary Biologics Assay Center   (Thailand)

^b Department of Livestock Development ^*  (Thailand)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d National Veterinary Assay Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Characterization; Erysipelothrix; Slaughter swine; Thailand; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

ERYSIPELOTHRIX; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; ERYSIPELOTHRIX TONSILLARUM; SUS SCROFA;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL VACCINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ERYSIPELOTHRIX; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; THAILAND; TONSIL; VIRULENCE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ERYSIPELOTHRIX; ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECTIONS; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; THAILAND; TONSIL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033193559     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.1007     Document Type: Article

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