Serotyping of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae isolates in Thailand

Neramitmansook, W.; Vayuchote, C.; Minden, P.; Sinlapasith, R.

Distinct pleuropneumonia lesions were found in lungs of pigs which died of pneumonia on 5 farms. Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae strains were isolated from the affected lungs and serotyping by the rapid plate agglutination and agar gel diffusion tests showed that the serotypes were 1, 2, 3 and 5.