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| − | |q6=What | + | |q6=What species does ''A.suis'' cause disease in? |
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| + | *Actinobacillosis in pigs | ||
| + | *Neonatal calfs | ||
| + | *Waterfowl | ||
| + | *Alpacas | ||
| + | *Horses | ||
|l6=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | |l6=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
| − | |q7=What | + | |q7=What toxins does ''A.suis'' encode for? |
| − | |a7= | + | |a7= 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''. |
|l7=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | |l7=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
| − | + | |q8=What are the wild hosts of ''A.suis''? | |
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| + | *anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) | ||
| + | *Coypu | ||
| + | A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tentive links to equine disease have been recorded (although this is thought to be be an A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself). | ||
| + | |l8=Actinobacillus suis#Signalment | ||
| + | |q9=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to? | ||
| + | |a9= Pasteurellaceae | ||
| + | |l9=Actinobacillus suis#Clinical signs | ||
| + | |q10=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to? | ||
| + | |a10= Pasteurellaceae | ||
| + | |l10=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 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 species does A.suis cause disease in? |
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| What toxins does 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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Link to Article | |
| What are the wild hosts of A.suis? |
A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tentive links to equine disease have been recorded (although this is thought to be be an A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself). |
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| What family does A.suis belong to? | Pasteurellaceae
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Link to Article | |
| What family does A.suis belong to? | Pasteurellaceae
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