China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (1): 499-508.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2026.01.045

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Isolation, Identification and Biological Characterization of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotype 7 from Pigs in Yunnan

LI Fuxiang(), SONG Jianling, LI Zhanhong   

  1. Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Virus Diseases Laboratory,Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute,Kunming 650224,China
  • Received:2025-06-09 Online:2026-01-05 Published:2025-12-26
  • Contact: LI Fuxiang E-mail:lfxkmkm@163.com

Abstract:

Objective This experiment aimed to study the biological characteristics of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae from pigs in Yunnan. Method The bacteria was isolated from the lung of pigs suffering from respiratory diseases in a pig farm located at Honghe, Yunnan. The bacterial isolate was identified through biochemical tests, 16S rDNA sequence analysis and PCR amplification. The biological characteristics of the isolate, including serotypes, pathogenicity, drug sensitivity and resistance genes, were analyzed. Result A Gram-negative coccobacillus was isolated from the lung samples of the diseased pig and was numbered YN240724. The biochemical identification results showed that the isolate decomposed glucose, fructose, sucrose, xylose and mannitol to produce acid, and the oxidase, urease and nitrate reduction tests were positive. These biochemical characteristics were the same as those of the reference strain of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. The results of the 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis showed that the 16S rDNA sequence similarity between the isolate and the type strain ATCC 27088T of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and other reference strains of Actinobacilluspleuropneumoniae was 100% and 99.6%-100%, respectively. The isolate formed the same evolutionary branch with all the reference strains of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Based on these characteristics, the isolate YN24074 was identified as Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. The serotype identification results showed that the isolate was Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 7. The results of the drug resistance gene detection showed that the isolate carried the β-lactam resistance genes blaCIT and blaTEM, as well as the tetracycline resistance gene tetM. The results of the antimicrobial susceptibility test showed that the isolate was sensitive to aminoglycosides (gentamicin and amikacin), quinolones (ofloxacin), chloramphenicols (florfenicol), tetracyclines (tetracycline), sulfonamides (sulfamethoxazole), and cephalosporins (cefotaxime and cefuroxime), but resistant to penicillins (penicillin, ampicillin and piperacillin) and glycopeptides (vancomycin). The pathogenicity test results showed that the median lethal dose (LD50) of the isolate for mice was 7.5×104 CFU, indicating a relatively strong pathogenicity. Conclusion In this study, a strain of porcine Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 7 from Yunnan was isolated. This strain carried the resistance genes blaCITblaTEM and tetM, and showed resistance to various antibacterial agents, with strong pathogenicity. This test results could provide important references for the treatment and immunization prevention and control of porcine contagious pleuropneumonia in pig farms of Yunnan.

Key words: pigs; Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; isolation and identification; serotype; pathogenicity

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