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*Spread via aerososl infection and invasion of the upper respiratory tract | *Spread via aerososl infection and invasion of the upper respiratory tract | ||
*Haematogenously spread via infected emboli, adhering to the endothelium of blood vessels or becoming trapped in smaller vessels | *Haematogenously spread via infected emboli, adhering to the endothelium of blood vessels or becoming trapped in smaller vessels | ||
| + | *Colonise piglets in the first three weeks of life - not all become infected, some may be carriers | ||
|l10=Actinobacillus suis#Epidemiology | |l10=Actinobacillus suis#Epidemiology | ||
|q11=What is the name of the polysaccharide that it present in ''A.suis'' and fungal and lichen cell walls? | |q11=What is the name of the polysaccharide that it present in ''A.suis'' and fungal and lichen cell walls? | ||
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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 clinical cases? |
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| Which strain is the most virulent? | O2/K2
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| What species does A.suis mainly casue disease in? |
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| What toxins do A.suis encode for? | Similar toxins to apxI and apxII of A. pleuropneumoniae, but they are less virulent. Once an animal is infected with A.suis it can provide partial cross protection against A. pleuropneumoniae.
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| What are the wild hosts for A.suis? |
A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tenuous links to equine disease have been recorded (A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself). |
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| What diseases does A.suis cause? |
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| What is the epidemiology of A.suis? |
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| What is the name of the polysaccharide that it present in A.suis and fungal and lichen cell walls? | Pustulan |
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