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