haemophilus paragallinarum

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Summary: A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus HAEMOPHILUS, causing respiratory tract disease in CHICKENS known as infectious coryza.

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  1. Bragg R. Effects of differences in virulence of different serovars of Haemophilus paragallinarum on perceived vaccine efficacy. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2005;72:1-6 pubmed
    The virulence of four South African field isolates of NAD-dependent Haemophilus paragallinarum and two field isolates of NAD-independent H. paragallinarum has previously been tested in unvaccinated chickens...
  2. Hsu Y, Shieh H, Chen W, Shiang J, Chang P. Immunogenicity and haemagglutination of recombinant Avibacterium paragallinarum HagA. Vet Microbiol. 2007;122:280-9 pubmed
    ..These results suggested that HagA is a moderate immunogen and might not be a major haemagglutinin in vivo. However, HagA might be involved in haemagglutination when treated serovar C aggregates fixed RBCs in vitro...
  3. Dungu B, Brett B, Macdonald R, Deville S, Dupuis L, Theron J, et al. Study on the efficacy and safety of different antigens and oil formulations of infectious coryza vaccines containing an NAD-independent strain of Avibacterium paragallinarum. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2009;76:299-309 pubmed
    ..vaccine, which contain an NAD-independent strain of Avibacterium paragallinarum (previously known as Haemophilus paragallinarum), and a commercial IC vaccine, not containing an NAD-independent strain, for their safety and ability to ..
  4. Kishida N, Sakoda Y, Eto M, Sunaga Y, Kida H. Co-infection of Staphylococcus aureus or Haemophilus paragallinarum exacerbates H9N2 influenza A virus infection in chickens. Arch Virol. 2004;149:2095-104 pubmed
    ..On the other hand, chickens co-infected with H9N2 virus and either Staphylococcus aureus or Haemophilus paragallinarum showed clinical signs severer than those shown by birds infected only with the virus alone or each of ..
  5. Küng E, Frey J. AvxA, a composite serine-protease-RTX toxin of Avibacterium paragallinarum. Vet Microbiol. 2013;163:290-8 pubmed publisher
    ..paragallinarum serotypes A, B and C. This indicates that AvxA is a common major virulence attribute of all A. paragallinarum serotypes...
  6. Sakamoto R, Baba S, Ushijima T, Kino Y, Honda T, Mizokami H, et al. Development of a recombinant vaccine against infectious coryza in chickens. Res Vet Sci. 2013;94:504-9 pubmed publisher
    ..These results demonstrate that the recombinant fusion peptide derived from HMTp210 could be useful for producing effective and safe vaccines against infectious coryza in chickens...
  7. Sakamoto R, Kino Y, Sakaguchi M. Development of a multiplex PCR and PCR-RFLP method for serotyping of Avibacterium paragallinarum. J Vet Med Sci. 2012;74:271-3 pubmed
    ..These results indicate that PCR and PCR-RFLP using the hypervariable region of HMTp210 are alternative methods to identify the serovar of A. paragallinarum...
  8. Byarugaba D, Minga U, Gwakisa P, Katunguka Rwakishaya E, Bisgaard M, Olsen J. Investigations of the occurrence of Avibacterium paragallinarum infections in Uganda. Avian Dis. 2007;51:534-9 pubmed
    ..paragallinarum, isolated. A high seroprevalence observed in free-range chickens seems to indicate a subclinical infection under extensive village management conditions...
  9. Blackall P, Christensen H, Beckenham T, Blackall L, Bisgaard M. Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacte. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2005;55:353-62 pubmed

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  1. Soriano V, Tellez G, Hargis B, Newberry L, Salgado Miranda C, Vazquez J. Typing of Haemophilus paragallinarum strains by using enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-based polymerase chain reaction. Avian Dis. 2004;48:890-5 pubmed
    ..reaction (ERIC-PCR) technique was used for fingerprinting of reference strains and Mexican isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum. A total of nine ERIC patterns were given by the nine serovar reference strains of this bacteria...
  2. Kaieda S, Yano H, Okitsu N, Hosaka Y, Okamoto R, Inoue M, et al. In vitro investigation of the indirect pathogenicity of beta-lactamase-producing microorganisms in the nasopharyngeal microflora. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005;69:479-85 pubmed
    ..In this study, we investigated in vitro on the indirect pathogenicities of Haemophilus parainfluenzae (H. parainfluenzae) and Moraxella catarrhalis (M. catarrhalis) against the antipneumococcul activities of some beta-lactams...
  3. Mena Rojas E, Vázquez Cruz C, Vaca Pacheco S, García González O, Pérez Márquez V, Pérez Méndez A, et al. Antigenic secreted proteins from Haemophilus paragallinarum. A 110-kDa putative RTX protein. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004;232:83-7 pubmed
    b>Haemophilus paragallinarum is the causal agent of infectious coryza, an economically important disease for the poultry industry...
  4. Sakamoto R, Sakai A, Ushijima T, Imamura T, Kino Y, Honda T, et al. Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the measurement of antibodies against infectious coryza vaccine. Avian Dis. 2012;56:65-72 pubmed
    ..Taken together, the ELISA technique developed in this study is a valuable tool for the measurement of antibodies produced against the infectious coryza vaccine or in response to an infection with A. paragallinarum...
  5. Barnard T, Van Heerden E, Bragg R, Albertyn J. Haemophilus paragallinarum haemagglutinin: role in adhesion, serotyping and pathogenicity. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2008;75:11-6 pubmed
    It is suggested that Haemophilus paragallinarum requires at least three haemagglutinins for adhesion during infection. This paper reports the partial purification and characterization of the HA-L haemagglutinin from H...
  6. Wang H, Gao Y, Gong Y, Chen X, Liu C, Zhou X, et al. Identification and immunogenicity of an immunodominant mimotope of Avibacterium paragallinarum from a phage display peptide library. Vet Microbiol. 2007;119:231-9 pubmed
    ..coli showed significant protection against challenge with A. paragallinarum 0083. These results indicated a potential for the use of the mimotope in the development of molecular vaccines for infectious coryza...
  7. Fernández R, Colíndres H, Velásquez Q, Soriano V, Blackall P. Protection conferred by bivalent and trivalent infectious coryza bacterins against prevalent serovars of Avibacterium (Haemophilus) paragallinarum in Mexico. Avian Dis. 2005;49:585-7 pubmed
    ..The results confirmed that in poultry areas where serovar B-1 is prevalent, the inclusion of this serovar in bacterins is needed to confer protection against infectious coryza caused by A. (H.) paragallinarum isolates of serovar B-1...
  8. Rivero García P, Cruz C, Alonso P, Vaca S, Negrete Abascal E. Haemophilus paragallinarum secretes metalloproteases. Can J Microbiol. 2005;51:893-6 pubmed
    b>Haemophilus paragallinarum secretes metalloproteases into different culture media lacking serum...
  9. Chukiatsiri K, Sasipreeyajan J, Blackall P, Yuwatanichsampan S, Chansiripornchai N. Serovar identification, antimicrobial sensitivity, and virulence of Avibacterium paragallinarum isolated from chickens in Thailand. Avian Dis. 2012;56:359-64 pubmed
    ..No correlation between serovar and severity of clinical signs was found...
  10. De Smidt O, Albertyn J, Bragg R, Van Heerden E. Genetic organisation of the capsule transport gene region from Haemophilus paragallinarum. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2004;71:139-52 pubmed
    The region involved in export of the capsule polysaccharides to the cell surface of Haemophilus paragallinarum was cloned and the genetic organisation determined...
  11. Calderón E, Thomas K, Morales Erasto V, Salgado Miranda C, Soriano Vargas E. Identification of Avibacterium paragallinarum serovar B-1 from severe infectious coryza outbreaks in Panama. Avian Dis. 2010;54:1095-7 pubmed
    ..Disease outbreaks were characterized by an up to 45% drop in egg production and increased mortality. Use of a commercial trivalent bacterin and a strengthened biosecurity program prevented outbreaks in susceptible flocks in the farm...
  12. Terry T, Zalucki Y, Walsh S, Blackall P, Jennings M. Genetic analysis of a plasmid encoding haemocin production in Haemophilus paragallinarum. Microbiology. 2003;149:3177-84 pubmed
    The full sequence of plasmid p250, isolated from Haemophilus paragallinarum strain HP250, has been obtained...
  13. MacInnes J, Gottschalk M, Lone A, Metcalf D, Ojha S, Rosendal T, et al. Prevalence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Actinobacillus suis, Haemophilus parasuis, Pasteurella multocida, and Streptococcus suis in representative Ontario swine herds. Can J Vet Res. 2008;72:242-8 pubmed
    ..multocida and a move to less virulent A. pleuropneumoniae serovars. As well, there appears to be an increase in prevalence of S. suis serovar 2, 1/2, but this may be a reflection of the use of a more sensitive detection method...
  14. Bragg R. Evidence of possible evasion of protective immunity by NAD-independent isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum in poultry. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2004;71:53-8 pubmed
    An indication of the ability of NAD-independent variants of Haemophilus paragallinarum to evade the immune system has been obtained from data obtained from several experiments...
  15. Blackall P, Christensen H, Bisgaard M. Unusual growth variants of Avibacterium paragallinarum. Aust Vet J. 2011;89:273-5 pubmed publisher
    ..The unusual growth requirements of these two isolates reinforces the need for careful interpretation by diagnostic laboratories examining chickens showing signs of upper respiratory tract disease...
  16. Sun H, Miao D, Zhang P, Gong Y, Blackall P. A comparison of a blocking ELISA and a haemagglutination inhibition assay for the detection of antibodies to Avibacterium (Haemophilus) paragallinarum in sera from artificially infected chickens. Biologicals. 2007;35:317-20 pubmed
    ..The highest rate of serovar C HI antibodies was 20% at the fifth and sixth weeks post-infection. The results have provided further evidence of the suitability of the serovar A and C B-ELISAs for the diagnosis of infectious coryza...
  17. Hsu Y, Shieh H, Chen W, Sun T, Shiang J. Antimicrobial susceptibility, plasmid profiles and haemocin activities of Avibacterium paragallinarum strains. Vet Microbiol. 2007;124:209-18 pubmed
    ..The putative virulence plasmid pA14 and haemocin-like activity in A. paragallinarum indicate two possible mechanisms which might be responsible for the pathogenesis...
  18. Huberman Y, Bueno D, Terzolo H. Evaluation of the protection conferred by a disinfectant against clinical disease caused by Avibacterium paragallinarum serovars A, B, and C from Argentina. Avian Dis. 2005;49:588-91 pubmed
    ..According to these results, in order to diminish the clinical signs of infectious coryza in birds vaccinated against A. paragallinarum, it is recommended to administer this disinfectant in drinking water and by environmental spraying...
  19. Morales Erasto V, Falconi Agapito F, Luna Galaz G, Saravia L, Montalvan Avalos A, Soriano Vargas E E, et al. Coinfection of Avibacterium paragallinarum and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in Chickens from Peru. Avian Dis. 2016;60:75-8 pubmed publisher
    ..rhinotracheale may occur, and these outbreaks could be more severe than single infections. Hence, the prevention, control, and diagnosis of Av. paragallinarum with O. rhinotracheale are important in outbreaks of infectious coryza. ..
  20. Bragg R, Jansen Van Rensburg P, Van Heerden E, Albertyn J. The testing and modification of a commercially available transport medium for the transportation of pure cultures of Haemophilus paragallinarum for serotyping. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2004;71:93-8 pubmed
    b>Haemophilus paragallinarum, the causative agent of infectious coryza in poultry, is an extremely fastidious organism requiring specific growth conditions for isolation...
  21. Cabrera A, Morales Erasto V, Salgado Miranda C, Blackall P, Soriano Vargas E. Hemagglutinin serotyping of Avibacterium paragallinarum isolates from Ecuador. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2011;43:549-51 pubmed publisher
    ..This is the first report of A. paragallinarum serovar A-3 outside Brazil and serovar C-1 outside Japan...
  22. Soriano E, Garduño M, Tellez G, Rosas P, Suárez Güemes F, Blackall P. Cross-protection study of the nine serovars of Haemophilus paragallinarum in the Kume haemagglutinin scheme. Avian Pathol. 2004;33:506-11 pubmed
    ..present in chickens vaccinated with one of the nine currently recognized Kume haemagglutinin serovars of Haemophilus paragallinarum were investigated...
  23. Zhang P, Miao M, Sun H, Gong Y, Blackall P. Infectious coryza due to Haemophilus paragallinarum serovar B in China. Aust Vet J. 2003;81:96-7 pubmed
  24. Wu J, Chen P, Shien J, Shyu C, Shieh H, Chang F, et al. Analysis of the biosynthesis genes and chemical components of the capsule of Avibacterium paragallinarum. Vet Microbiol. 2010;145:90-9 pubmed publisher
    ..This is the first report on the existence of different genotypes of capsule biosynthesis genes in Av. paragallinarum and the presence of chondroitin and heparosan as chemical components of the capsule of Av. paragallinarum...
  25. Bragg R. Limitation of the spread and impact of infectious coryza through the use of a continuous disinfection programme. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2004;71:1-8 pubmed
    ..the non-toxic disinfectant Virukill, in layers, on the spread and impact of infectious coryza, caused by Haemophilus paragallinarum was evaluated...
  26. Garcia A, Angulo E, Blackall P, Ortiz A. The presence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-independent Haemophilus paragallinarum in México. Avian Dis. 2004;48:425-9 pubmed
    Two isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum were obtained from a layer chicken in Mexico. The isolates were confirmed as H. paragallinarum by polymerase chain reaction and conventional biochemical identification...
  27. Soriano V, Longinos G, Fernández R, Velásquez Q, Ciprián C, Salazar García F, et al. Virulence of the nine serovar reference strains of Haemophilus paragallinarum. Avian Dis. 2004;48:886-9 pubmed
    The virulence of the reference strains of the nine currently recognized Kume serovars of Haemophilus paragallinarum was investigated. The capacity of the H...