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|q2=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to? | |q2=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to? | ||
| − | |a2= Pasteurellaceae | + | |a2= Pasteurellaceae |
|l2=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | |l2=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
| − | |q3= | + | |q3=How do the strains of ''A.suis'' differ? |
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| + | Strains have differences in their: | ||
| + | *Lipopolysaccharides (LPS)known as 'O' antigens - variants O1,O2 and O3. | ||
| + | *Capsules (CPS)refered to as'K' antigen - variants K1, K2 and K3. | ||
|l3=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | |l3=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
| + | |q4=Which strains are most commonly isolated from from clinical cases? | ||
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| + | *O1/K1 | ||
| + | *O2/K3 | ||
| + | |l4=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
| + | |q5=Which strain is the most virulent? | ||
| + | |a5= O2/K2 | ||
| + | |l5=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
| + | |q6=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to? | ||
| + | |a6= Pasteurellaceae | ||
| + | |l6=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
| + | |q7=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to? | ||
| + | |a7= Pasteurellaceae | ||
| + | |l7=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
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Revision as of 22:02, 23 June 2011
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| What type of bacteria is Actinobacillus suis? | A.suis is a beta-haemolytic Gram-negative bacterium.
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| What family does A.suis belong to? | Pasteurellaceae
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| How do the strains of A.suis differ? | Strains have differences in their:
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| Which strains are most commonly isolated from from clinical cases? |
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| Which strain is the most virulent? | O2/K2
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| What family does A.suis belong to? | Pasteurellaceae
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| What family does A.suis belong to? | Pasteurellaceae
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