ERIC-PCR genotyping of emergent serovar C-1 isolates of Avibacterium paragallinarum from Mexico

Avian Dis. 2011 Dec;55(4):686-8. doi: 10.1637/9670-012711-ResNote.1.

Abstract

Between 2008 and 2010, 14 isolates of Avibacterium paragallinarum were identified as serovar C-1 in Mexico. All isolates were obtained from commercial laying hens suffering infectious coryza despite a history of vaccination. The enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-based PCR genotyping showed that all isolates had a common pattern. Until recently, serovars A-1, A-2, B-1, and C-2 were the serovars prevalent in Mexico. Serovar C-1 has been identified in Japan and recently in the Americas in Ecuador. Our current study suggests that Av. paragallinarum serovar C-1 is an emerging serovar in Mexico. Our results also indicate that the Mexican isolates of Av. paragallinarum serovar C-1 may have a clonal relationship. Knowledge of the genetic diversity of Av. paragallinarum may be of value in understanding vaccine performance and identifying the best combination to achieve broader protection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
  • Chickens
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Gammaproteobacteria / classification
  • Gammaproteobacteria / genetics*
  • Genotype*
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary*
  • Poultry Diseases / epidemiology
  • Poultry Diseases / microbiology*