Pathogenic variability among Pasteurella multocida type A isolates from Brazilian pig farms

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Table 1 Semiannual monitoring of pigs from the high-health-status herd: pathogens and laboratory assays

Microorganisms	Samples	Laboratory tests	References
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae	Tonsillar swabs	Nested PCR	Yamaguti et al. (2008) [43]
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae	Serum	ELISA	Herdcheck® M hyo ELISA – IDEXX
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae	Tonsillar and nostril swabs	Bacterial isolation	Quinn et al. (2011) [12]
	Tonsillar swabs	PCR	Souza et al. (2008) [44]
	Serum	ELISA	APP - ApxIV Ab Test - IDEXX
Haemophilus parasuis	Tonsillar and nostril swabs	Bacterial isolation	Quinn et al. (2011) [12]
Haemophilus parasuis	Tonsillar swabs	PCR	Redondo et al. (2003) [45]
Pasteurella multocida	Tonsillar and nostril swabs	Bacterial isolation	Quinn et al. (2011) [12]
Pasteurella multocida	Tonsillar swabs	PCR	Townsend et al. (2001) [15]
PRRS virus	Serum	ELISA	Herdcheck® X3 PRRS ELISA – IDEXX
Influenza virus^a	Serum	ELISA	AI Multi-Screen Ab test® - IDEXX

^aBasal levels of circulating antibodies were detected by ELISA. However, genetic material was never detected by RT-PCR

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