Isolation rates, serovars, and toxin genotypes of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-independent Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae among pigs suffering from pleuropneumonia in Spain

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 854-857

  Maldonado, Jaime ^a   Valls, Laura ^a   Martínez, Eva ^a   Riera, Pere ^a  

^a LABORATORIOS HIPRA S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Biovar; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide independent; Pigs; Serovar; Swine pleuropneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70449372759     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100615     Document Type: Article

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