Abstract
Outbreaks of fowl cholera continue to plague the Canadian poultry industry despite widespread immunization against the causative agent, Pasteurella multocida. Fowl cholera bacterins currently employed by domestic poultry growers contain three serological types, namely, serotypes 1, 3, and 4. In this study a total of 84 strains of P. multocida were isolated in Canada from outbreaks of fowl cholera in turkeys and chickens. Serotyping was accomplished using the gel diffusion precipitin test. Based on the gel diffusion precipitation patterns, 27 serotypes containing one to six antigenic determinants were recognized. The most prevalent serotype both in turkeys and chickens appeared to be type 3. Significantly, greater than 20% of P. multocida isolates failed to react with antisera raised against serotypes 1, 3, and 4.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Genetics,Molecular Biology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,General Medicine,Immunology,Microbiology
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7 articles.
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