Reference strains of serotypes 1 to 12 of Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae were cultured in Eagle minimal essential medium with 10% Serum Plus. Culture supernatants were examined for cytotoxicity to alveolar macrophages and for the ability to hemolyze sheep erythrocytes. All strains except the reference strain of serotype 6 produced cytotoxin, whereas only serotypes 1, 5, 9, 10, an...

No new serotypes have been added to the Shigella schema since 1958, although several provisional serotypes have been described. We conducted biochemical and serological studies on three provisional Shigella boydii serotypes. Four strains of serotype 2710-54 from four widely separated countries, 7 strains of serotype 3615-53 from three different countries, and 31 strains of serotype 1344-78 (E10...

BACKGROUND Recently, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) has been recommended for adults. We analyzed the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in older adults in Spain before PCV13 introduction. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS IPD episodes, defined as clinical findings together with an invasive pneumococcal isolate, were prospectively collected from patients age...

background and aims: infectious bronchitis virus (ibv) causes an acute, highly contagious respiratory and kidney disease of chickens which results in significant economic losses in commercial broilers, layers and breeders. rapid identification of ibv serotypes involved in respiratory complex is a problem in the differential diagnosis. materials and methods: in this study, a single and multiplex...

background and aims: accurate and rapid diagnosis is necessary for effective control and prevention of foot-and-mouth disease (fmd). in present study, was evaluated real time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rrt-pcr) assay along with diagnostic routine methods for the detection of all seven serotypes of fmd virus (fmdv), namely o, c, a, sat1, 2, 3 and asia 1 in biological sample...

Herpes Simplex Viruses (HSV) viruses are highly contagious that commonly cause dermatitis, encephalitis, meningitis and genitourinary infections also can lead to cervical cancer. For treatment of HSV infections, several physical methods antiviral drugs introduced, medications prevent or reduce outbreaks. The use herbal medicine with effects attracted worldwide attentions. aim this review articl...

The influence of infecting serotype group on outcome in bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia remains unclear. We performed a prospective, 10-yr observational study in an 800-bed teaching hospital. 299 adults diagnosed with pneumonia whose blood cultures showed growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae were included in the study. High invasive disease potential (H) serotypes included serotypes 1, 5 and 7...

For epidemiological and surveillance purposes, it is relevant to monitor the distribution and dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes. Conventional serotyping methods do not provide rapid or quantitative information on serotype loads. Quantitative serotyping may enable prediction of the invasiveness of a specific serotype compared to other serotypes carried. Here, we describe a novel, ra...

background and objectives: helicobacter pylori is the causative agent of peptic ulcer disease and a co-factor in development of gastric malignancies. lps are among toxic substances produced by h. pylori exhibiting low endotoxic activity compared to typical bacterial lps. the aim of this study was to investigate bioactivity of lps produced by different serotypes of helicobacter pylori compared t...