Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3): 1341-1346.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2023.03.044

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Molecular Serotyping and Apx Gene Profile Analysis of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Isolates

LU Bikai1,, YUAN Xiufang2, XU Lihua2, YU Bin2, SU Fei2, YE Shiyi2, CHEN Yijie1,2, JIANG Liming3, ZHANG Hui1*, LI Junxing2*   

  1. 1. School of Life Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528200, China;
    2. Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China;
    3. Taizhou Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Taizhou 317700, China
  • Received:2022-06-27 Online:2023-03-23 Published:2023-03-21

Abstract: The study aimed to investigate the serotypes and Apx toxin genes of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae clinical isolates. PCR was used to identify the serotypes and detect the Apx toxin genes of APP isolates. The results showed that 64 isolates were identified as serotypes 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 15, 19 respectively. A total of 12 different Apx virulence factor patterns were found in 7 serotypes. The results of virulence factor analysis showed that different strains of the same serotype carried different Apx toxin genes, and the strains of different serotypes may also carry the same pattern of Apx toxin genes. A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 8 was the dominant serotype in Zhejiang Province, and serotype 19 was detected for the first time in China. There is no correlation between the Apx toxin gene and the serotype.

Key words: Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, serotyping, Apx, virulence factor, PCR

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