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===''Actinobacillus suis''===
 
===''Actinobacillus suis''===
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*Fatal septicaemia in pigs 1-8 weeks old
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*Causes abscesses in joints and lungs of older pigs
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*Carried in the nasopharynx of pigs and nose of horses
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*Carriage may confer immunity to the more severe pleuropneumonia
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===''Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae''===
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*Contagious porcine pleuropneumonia
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*Endemic in UK
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*Most strains are NAD-dependent (grow on Heated Blood agar)
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*Positive CAMP reaction
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*12 serotypes causing the same disease
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*Different serotypes in different regions, with serotypes 3,6 and 8 the most common in the UK
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