Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Science (대한수의학회)
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Studies on Exudative Epidermitis in Pigs: II. Serological Typing of Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. hyicus Isolated from Pigs

돼지 삼출성표피염(渗出性表皮炎)에 관한 연구(硏究) : II. 돼지유래(由來) Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. hyicus의 혈청형별(血淸型別)

  • Park, Cheong-kyu (Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kang, Byong-kyu (Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Chonnam National University)
  • 박청규 (경북대학교 농과대학 수의학과) ;
  • 강병규 (전남대학교 농과대학 수의학과)
  • Received : 1987.01.30
  • Published : 1987.04.30
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Abstract

The serological typing of staphylococcus hyicus subsp. hyicus isolated from pigs with exudative epidermitis and healthy pigs was attempted by slide agglutination technique with absorbed sera prepared from antisera against swine strains of the organism. Of 204 Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus isolated, 202 (99.0%) were classified into 6 serotypes tentatively designated as A, B, C, D, E and F. The organisms were found to possess common antigens and a strain specific antigen. In 26 epizootics of exudative epidermitis, type A was found in 4(15.4%), type B in 12(46.2%), type C in 9(34.6%) and type E in 1(3.8%). All of the piglets of each affected litter were infected by serologically identical strain. In 178 strains isolated from the skin of healthy pigs, type A was found in 14.1%, type B in 23.0%, type C in 30.3%, type D in 1.7%, type E in 7.9% and type F in 21.9%, and 2 strains were untypable. There was a difference in the occurrence of serotypes of Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus among the farms examined.

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