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[the acid-soluble hapten from erysipelothrix insidiosa]. 19655833336
chronic erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in laboratory rats. ii. influence of vaccination on the development of the disease. 19655855500
[variability of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae under the influence of a specific bacteriophage]. 19655868957
[studies on the glucoso-dehydrogenase activity of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]. 19655868969
[the effect of corticosteroids on infection and immunity processes. i. on the effect of hydrocortisone and cortisone on infection and immunity processes in vr2 strains and erysipelothrix insidiosa particles]. 19655871162
a selective liquid medium utilizing antibiotics for isolation of erysipelothrix insidiosa. 19655882547
the effect of erysipelothrix insidiosa infection on wholesomeness of market turkeys. 19655882560
[viability of erysipelothrix insidiosa in environmental objects]. 19655886774
sensitization by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (insidiosa) with relation to arthritis in pigs. v. pretreatment with live cells and challenge with homologous, heterologous, or isologous live cells. 19655893048
[on a further case of subacute endocardial graft of the bacillus of swine erysipelas "erysipelothrix insidiosa" in man. clinical recovery. death after 18 months from cardiac insufficiency]. 19665939790
[studies on the dehydrogenase activity of phage-resistant variants of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]. 19665956701
further studies on the erysipelothrix insidiosa tube agglutination test. 19676070954
routes of elimination of erysipelothrix insidiosa from infected swine. 19676070956
[on the inoculation of a single colony with erysipelothrix insidiosa]. 19676078800
[effect of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae neuraminidase on the lymphocyte function in the rat]. 19846098437
susceptibility of vaccinated swine and mice to generalized infection with specific serotypes of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.swine were vaccinated with adsorbate bacterin made from erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae of serotype 2 and were subsequently allotted to 4 exposure groups, each of which was exposed to 1 of the strains of e rhusiopathiae of serotypes 1, 2, 9, or 10. mice were vaccinated with the same bacterin and were subsequently allotted to 60 exposure groups which were exposed to 60 strains of e rhusiopathiae, comprising 10 strains each of serotypes 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, and 11. response to challenge of immunity in swi ...19816174056
[biological problems of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (review of the literature)]. 19826177128
[induction of chronic polyarthritis with constituents of erysipelas bacteria (erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae). 2. studies on induction of arthritis in rats]. 19826211872
[erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis. a new case]. 19836220396
introduction and reisolation of selected gram-positive bacteria from fermented edible wastes.a fermentation process using lactobacillus acidophilus added to edible food wastes was evaluated for its bactericidal action on selected gram-positive organisms. the lactobacillus fermentation converts food wastes into an animal feed ingredient. in this study, 5 gram-positive bacteria of zoonotic importance were individually tested. these organisms were: group e streptococcus, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, clostridium perfringens, corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, and listeria monocytogenes. f ...19816271028
[investigations of the enzyme spectrum of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (author's transl)].the enzyme spectrum of non proliferating cells of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was investigated by means of different low molecular synthetic substrates. activities of aminopeptidases were found directed against compounds of l-alanine, l-arginine, l-aspartic acid, glycine, l-isoleucine, l-leucine, l-lysine, l-methionine, l-phenylalanine, l-proline, l-tryptophane, and l-tyrosine, but not against compounds of l-cystine, l-glutaminic acid, l-histidine, l-hydroxyproline, and l-valine (table 1). the ...19816277098
in vitro effect of combinations of antimicrobial agents and edta-tromethamine on certain gram-positive bacteria.combinations of edta-tromethamine and 7 antimicrobial agents (chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, oxytetracycline, penicillin, polymyxin-b, streptomycin, and a triple sulfonamide preparation) were tested for synergistic activities against staphylococcus aureus, corynebacterium renal, listeria monocytogenes, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, and a beta-hemolytic streptococci. two in vitro tests were used--minimal inhibitory concentrations of the drugs and a 2-dimensional microtiter checkerboard techniqu ...19836418038
[effect of the pesticide carbaryl (sevin) on the course of experimental erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in rats].rats treated with carbaril (sevin) at the rate of 2 to 5 mg were infected via the feed with erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in the course of 30 days. studied were the clinical picture, some paraclinical indices, the mortality rate, and the morphologic and histopathologic changes in the parenchymal organs. it was found that rats that were given carbaril for a long time in minimum amounts and were then subjected to infection developed a characteristic clinical picture and showed a high mortality rate ...19836419448
comparative studies on different methods in typing strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. i. methods and influence of some factors on their results.to contribute to the standardization of typing erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strains the following points have been examined and compared: the usefulness of tube precipitation, paper chromatography and agar gel diffusion; different methods to produce good antisera (specific high titres) and antigens (ch3cooh-, hcl-extract, extraction by means of autoclavation). rabbits have a considerably varying individual ability to produce erysipelas antibodies with good precipitation titres. the antigenic eff ...19836426191
comparative studies on different methods in typing strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. ii. comments on the methods and type classification tests of e. rhusiopathiae strains.the tube precipitation method with antigen produced from autoclaved organisms and those produced by ch3cooh extraction and with good antisera have proved to give the best results and should be preferred at least in the routine work. it is a quick method but the results cannot be fixed and later used in documentation. - the paper chromatographic method is very sensitive, makes much work and heavy demands on the clarity of the antigen and serum and reading the test. the results can be fixed and us ...19836426192
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae serotype 5 isolated from a white-tailed deer in iowa. 19846492326
cross protection in mice and swine immunized with live erysipelas vaccine to challenge exposure with strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae of various serotypes.mice and swine immunized subcutaneously with live vaccine prepared from acriflavine-fast attenuated erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, strain koganei (serotype 2), were challenge exposed to virulent strains of e rhusiopathiae of various serotypes. vaccinated mice did not die after challenge exposure to serotypes 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, or n, but 20% to 30% mortality occurred in vaccinated mice challenge exposed to serotypes 10, 14, 20, or 22. nonvaccinated control mic ...19846497110
the bacteriology of endocarditis in slaughter pigs.streptococcus suis was isolated from 11 (10 per cent) out of 107 cases of endocarditis in slaughter pigs from which bacteria of any kind were isolated. seven of the isolates belonged to the capsular serotypes 1, 2 and 1/2. four were non-typable owing to lack of capsule. the organism isolated most often was erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which was found in 68 (64 per cent) cases.19846516848
antibiotic resistance of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strains isolated from pigs with acute septicemic erysipelas. 19846521154
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. 19846542251
[pharmacological, toxicological, microbiological and pathohistological studies of gentamycin complex ii].the acute toxicity was determined of the gentamycin complex ii (gmc-ii) for albino mice, containing gentamycin components in a varying ratio. the ld50 at intraperitoneal application was 347.7 mg/kg body mass, while at oral application it was 5,180 mg (4933 divided by 5439) mg/kg body mass. histopathologically, (mice killed with high doses of gmc-ii, given orally) there were diffuse hyperemia of the liver, parenchymal degeneration of the kidney tubuli epithelium, and edema and emphysema of the lu ...19836623911
diagnosis and successful treatment of subacute erysipelas in a captive dolphin.ersipelas, a common disease of swine, is caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. the organism was isolated in a blood culture taken from an infected captive dolphin. the dolphin showed typical subacute symptoms of square- and diamond-shaped skin lesions as seen in swine. it was surmised, in retrospect, that the disease was secondary to a primary pneumonia. the symptoms, clinical pathology and other special examinations, treatment and response are discussed.19836655661
[erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis. a case report and review of the literature].a case of acute aortic valve erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis is reported in a 48 year old fisherman with no history of initial erysipelar and requiring emergency aortic valve replacement 48 hours after starting antibiotic therapy with ampicillin and gentamicin. the outcome was favourable. in the light of 32 of the 40 previously published cases, the authors discuss the difficulty in identifying the causal organism, the main epidemiological features, the occupational association of these ...19836686753
endocarditis of the aortic valve in the dog.the clinical features of endocarditis of the aortic valve in 24 dogs were reviewed. this condition was found most commonly in large-breed, middle-aged male dogs. evidence of antecedent infection or immunosuppression was usually not historically verified or found at necropsy. however, an association with congenital heart disease, especially discrete subaortic stenosis, was demonstrated. the most frequent clinical findings were systolic and diastolic murmurs and bounding arterial pulses, with or w ...19846706802
antibiotic resistance of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from pigs with chronic swine erysipelas.the susceptibility of 258 isolates of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae from slaughtered pigs affected with chronic erysipelas in japan to antimicrobial agents was determined. a total of 111 (43.0%) strains showed resistance to erythromycin, oleandomycin, oxytetracycline, or dihydrostreptomycin. plasmids were not detected. this is the first report of resistance of e. rhusiopathiae to these antibiotics.19846721471
evaluation of the microagglutination test in the diagnosis of mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in chickens.the sensitivity and specificity of the microagglutination (ma), serum-plate-agglutination (sp), and hemagglutination-inhibition (hi) test for mycoplasma gallisepticum (mg) were compared in groups of chickens infected with mg, m. synoviae, or pasteurella multocida or inoculated with bacterins prepared from staphylococcus aureus or erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. of the three tests evaluated, the hi test had the highest specificity, but it was the least sensitive. both the ma and sp tests were more ...19846721803
[microbiological and immunodiagnostic studies in experimental erysipeloid].the use of the passive hemagglutination test with a set of antigenic and antibody erythrocytic diagnostic reagents made it possible to detect antibodies to erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae specific and type specific antigens in the blood serum of infected mice and to reveal the presence of these antigens in the internal organs of the animals. after a considerable increase of the infective dose a higher level of contamination and the retention of the antigens in the internal organs were observed, whi ...19846741355
serotypes of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strains isolated from slaughter pigs affected with chronic erysipelas. 19846748441
a microbiological study of polyarthritis in slaughter pigs.arthritic joints obtained from 50 freshly slaughtered pig carcasses condemned for polyarthritis were studied microbiologically. a routine technique was developed for aseptically opening joints to obtain material for microbiological examination. a standard series of culture media for the primary isolation of arthritogenic agents were used in the examination of each affected joint. the microbiological study cultured for isolation of the following microorganisms: erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, coryn ...19826750122
serotypes of previously unclassified isolates of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae from swine in the united states and puerto rico.serotypes of 46 previously unclassified isolates of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae from porcine tissues in the united states and serotypes of 31 isolates of the organism from porcine tissues received from puerto rico were determined. the 46 isolates from the united states were classified in serotype 21. four isolates (from georgia, minnesota, ohio, and oklahoma) were tested and found to be pathogenic for swine. serotypes 1 (subtypes 1a and 1b), 2, 5, 6, and 21 were found in porcine tissues from pu ...19816791537
[protective antigens of the swine erysipelas bacterium (erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. 1. specific demonstration of the protective antigen]. 19826808965
[protective antigens of the swine erysipelas bacterium (erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. 2. further characterization of the protective antigen]. 19826808966
[lipid composition of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and its l forms].studied was comparatively the lipid composition of two strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae--a826-s and a973-s as well as the stable l-forms obtained from it and a form reverted back to the initial phenotypic state. all investigated organisms showed the presence of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidyl-glycerol, cardiolipin, and small amounts of phosphatidylserine. essential quantitative differences were found with cardiolipin which was about 25 per cent for the initial strains while its amo ...19836880015
[immunopathologic aspects of chronic erysipelas polyarthritis in swine].chronic erysipelas polyarthritis in pigs is considered to be an animal model closely resembling human rheumatoid arthritis. in an experimental study using spf pigs infected with erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae several immunopathological aspects were studied for up to 14 months after infection. after an initial febrile phase a progressive polyarthritis and discospondylitis developed at 2 weeks after infection. quantitative determination of igg and igm revealed a significant increase in these immunog ...19836880415
erysipeloid.erysipelothrix infections have been a well-known clinical entity for over a century. only a few cases have been studied histologically, and the agent has rarely been cultured from infected patients. we present here a case of erysipeloid of rosenbach, in which histologic study and electron microscopy document the presence of microorganisms. we also present a complete review of the clinical and pathologic features of erysipelothrix infections and their treatment. our observations suggest that erys ...19836886093
[alteration of cartilage by microbial agents and granulocytes].severe polyarthritis was induced in 42 spf piglets by subcutaneous and intraarticular infection in one joint of the bacterium erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (serotype b, strain t 28), which in its chronic stage morphologically resembles human c.p. the light and electron microscopic examination of the articular cartilage and synovial membrane reveals a parallel evolution of hyaline cartilage degeneration, and activation and proliferation of synovial lining cells. the initial cartilage alteration wi ...19826891239
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis. 19806892245
persistence and distribution of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and bacterial indicator organisms on land used for disposal of piggery effluent. 19806997256
use of the rapid fermentation test in determining carbohydrate reactions of fastidious bacteria in clinical laboratories.the rapid fermentation test was used to determine the carbohydrate reactions of some of the fastidious bacteria encountered in clinical laboratories, such as: haemophilus species, including haemophilus vaginalis; actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; cardiobacterium hominis; kingella species; corynebacterium species; propionibacterium species; and erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. results were usually obtained within 4 h by using inocula from 24- or 48-h blood or chocolate agar media.19806999028
induction of chronic polyarthritis with cell components of erysipelas bacteria (erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae). part iii. fractionation of erysipelas bacteria and testing in different bioassays. 19827148212
[histochemical study of the aldolase content of the synovial membrane and periarticular tissue of rats infected with erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]. 19827171039
[induced synthesis of neuraminidase in erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]. 19827171041
[adjuvant effect of neuraminidase from erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]. 19827171044
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis. 19827201169
serological diagnosis of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: a comparative study between the growth inhibition test and the complement fixation test.a complement fixation test (cft) was developed for the diagnosis of erysipelas infections. the results of that work were compared with those of the growth inhibition test (git), and they showed that the cft test was very useful to determine whether an animal had been vaccinated or was still suffering from the disease. the cft is as reliable as the git in detecting recent as well as chronic infections, but its value is limited where animals are examined for their response to a vaccination. the te ...19817209944
[experimental erysipelas in turkeys following intravenous infection with erysipelothrix insidiosa. i. electron microscopic findings in the kidneys]. 19807223179
the development of primary antibacterial immune protection against erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and the effect of anaerobic corynebacterial immunostimulants. (short communication). 19817258016
effects of antibiotics on the immune system of animals. i. mouse experiments with the low-virulence vr2 strain of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. 19817258018
selective adherence of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae to heart valves of swine investigated in an in vitro test. 19817258029
immunological cross reactions of antigens of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and heart tissue from swine. 19817258030
observations on the utilization of a selective medium for the isolation of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. 19817258031
the detection of arthritis in pigs in an abattoir and its public health significance.the results of a study of the prevalence in each joint of arthritis in pigs as detected by meat inspectors is presented. a prevalence of arthritis in 1.07% of carcases was obtained, of which 0.28% were condemned totally and 0.79% condemned partially. with partial condemnations there was a bias to the left side in the hindquarters, and a significant bias to the hindquarter as compared with the forequarter. a consequence was that undetected arthritis lesions, especially in the forequarter and prob ...19817271603
[induction of chronic polyarthritis with constituents of erysipelas bacteria (erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae). i. induction of arthritis in rabbits]. 19817342583
a numerical taxonomic study of members of the actinomycetaceae and related taxa.two hundred and twenty-two representatives of the actinomycetaceae and related taxa, including reference cultures, received strains and fresh isolates, were tested using 124 unit characters. the data were examined using numerical taxonomic techniques with various coefficients and average linkage clustering; the variation in composition of the clusters obtained from the different coefficients was slight. most species included in the study formed discrete phena, which exhibited good differential c ...19817343641
endocarditis caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a dog.bacterial endocarditis was diagnosed in a 4-year-old male german shorthaired pointer with a 4-month history of shifting lameness and intermittent fever. the dog died in spite of treatment for progressive depression and dehydration. blood cultures were positive for erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strain 7, which is known to be pathogenic for dogs. the clinical diagnosis was confirmed at necropsy.2019807358549
[changes of number and size of lysosomes of synovial lining cells in chronic experimental polyarthritis caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in pigs]. 19807384773
histoautoradiographic studies of 3h-thymidine labelled erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae introduced into albino mice.s-forms of e. rhusiopathiae were cultivated in a 3h-thimidine-containing medium. a suspension washed three times in succession was intravenously injected into albino mice. at certain intervals liver, spleen and kidney were examinated by routine autoradiogrphy. intact labelled bacteria were found as early as 5 min after administration in the blood capillaries, around cells of the res and in some nuclei of hepatocytes. later they are detected in the cytoplasm of micro- and macrophages, around mega ...19807424242
light microscopic investigations on lysozyme- and penicillin-induced morphological changes in erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and on propagation of its protoplast type l-form.although lysozyme and penicillin are different in their molecular action on cell wall murein they produce similar morphological changes in erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae grown on agar media. 2,000--5,000 micrograms/ml lysozyme and 0.1--2 iu/ml penicillin induce filament formation. filaments are able to divide in rods, which shows that only cross wall formation and separation are inhibited. higher doses of lysozyme (10,000 micrograms/ml) and penicillin (less than 1 iu/ml) inhibit cell wall synthesi ...19807434791
erysipelas in domestic white pekin ducks.two epornitics of erysipelas were diagnosed in domestic white pekin ducks. the first was in 2,000 18-day-old ducklings with a 30% mortality. the other was in 2,400 breeder hens with losses of four or five birds a day. gross pathologic lesions in birds necropsied from both instances were enlarged swollen livers with occasional subcapsular hemorrhages. pure isolates of erysipelothrix insidiosa only were cultured from the livers. histologic examination revealed congestion and multifocal necrosis in ...19807447843
direct and rapid detection of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae dna in animals by pcr.erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a gram-positive rod capable of causing erysipelas in swine. to establish a method for specifically detecting e. rhusiopathiae for practical applications, such as for the inspection of slaughterhouses, the feasibility of using primers derived from the dna sequence coding for 16s rrna in a pcr-specific detection system was investigated. oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify a 407-bp dna fragment by pcr. the amplification was specific to the erysipelothrix ...19947521358
classification of erysipelothrix strains on the basis of restriction fragment length polymorphisms.restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the 16s rrna genes of erysipelothrix strains were studied by cleavage of the chromosomal dna with restriction endonuclease ecori, followed by hybridization to a 420-bp internal fragment of the 16s rrna gene. thirty-two erysipelothrix type and reference strains were classified, together with seven field strains. reference strains of all serotypes and the type strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and erysipelothrix tonsillarum were included. nine rib ...19957537073
[erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae--a cause of erysipeloid and endocarditis].erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is widespread among many species of animals including fish. erysipeloid is the most common infection caused by this bacterium in man; systemic infection, with endocarditis, is rare. most of the affected patients risk exposure to the organism at work. two patients with e. rhusiopathiae infections are described; one with erysipeloid after slaughtering a deer, the other with fatal endocarditis after gutting an eel. erysipeloid may be confused with "seal finger", but thi ...19957570494
antimicrobial activity of cefotaxime tested against infrequently isolated pathogenic species (unusual pathogens).the cefotaxime sodium spectrum of activity is very broad and includes many common species and a variety of less frequently isolated pathogens. we have reviewed the clinical microbiology literature (44 references) and the data base of the university of iowa hospitals and clinics (iowa city, ia) to collect data on the activity of cefotaxime against the less common species. cefotaxime was consistently active against actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, capnocytophaga spp., eikenella corrodens, ery ...19957587049
erysipeloid infection in a sheep farmer with coexisting orf.erysipeloid is a rarely reported zoonotic infection caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. we report a case of coexisting erysipeloid and orf infections in a sheep farmer, an association not previously recorded to our knowledge.19957636284
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteraemia in a patient without endocarditis. 19957636289
alpha-mannosidase: a rapid test for identification of arcanobacterium haemolyticum.a 4-h alpha-mannosidase test for identification of arcanobacterium haemolyticum strains (n = 139) and differentiation of a. haemolyticum from actinomyces pyogenes strains (n = 30) and other gram-positive rods was evaluated. practically all a. haemolyticum strains (138 of 139) and the listeria monocytogenes type strain were alpha-mannosidase positive, while all a. pyogenes strains and corynebacterium (n = .25) strains as well as the rhodococcus equi and erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae type strains w ...19947710479
[infectious endocarditis caused by erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]. 19957723720
protective activity and antigenic analysis of fractions of culture filtrates of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.the protective activity in mice and antigenic composition of the culture filtrate of 11 strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae were compared. protective activity was found in the first (p-1) fraction obtained by sephadex g-200 gel filtration of the culture filtrate of each strain. comparing the 50% protective dose (pd50) of the p-1 fraction of the 11 strains by active immunization, highly protective activity was shown by 5 strains, such as agata, fujisawa, shizuoka-63, koganei 65-0.15 and se-9. ...19957740756
difficulties encountered in identification of a nutritionally deficient streptococcus on the basis of its failure to revert to streptococcal morphology.difficulties were encountered in the recognition of a nutritionally deficient streptococcus which continued to display aberrant morphologic forms (especially bulbous swellings and filament formation) despite provision of growth factors. with isolates displaying diverse morphologic entities not characteristic of a given species, e.g., streptobacillus moniliformis or erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, nutritionally deficient streptococci should be considered.19957790428
erysipelas in quail and suspected erysipeloid in processing plant employees.erysipelas was diagnosed in two commercial breeder flocks of coturnix quail and was characterized clinically by sudden mortality. at necropsy, lesions comprised generalized congestion, hemorrhages in the thigh and breast muscles, swelling of liver, spleen, and kidney, and dark red edematous lungs. erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was cultured from visceral organs of affected birds. medication with penicillin in the drinking water controlled the mortality. a possible source of infection was fish rais ...19957794182
intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (icam-1) and mhc class ii on chondrocytes in arthritic joints from pigs experimentally infected with erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.this study set out to investigate the in vivo expression and distribution of the porcine homologues of the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (icam-1) and mhc class ii as markers of chondrocyte activation during the development of chronic polyarthritis, which was experimentally induced in landrace pigs by intra-articular injection of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. icam-1 was found to be strongly expressed in vivo on chondrocytes and synovial cells in arthritic joints but was not detected in cartil ...19947866347
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, serotype 17, septicemia in moose (alces alces) from algonquin park, ontario.erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septicemia was diagnosed in three of four moose found dead in algonquin provincial park, ontario, canada, in the spring of 1989. type 17 e. rhusiopathiae was isolated from liver, lung, kidney, and lymph nodes of affected animals, which were in poor body condition, and suffering hair loss associated with tick (dermacentor albipictus) infestations. microscopic lesions consisted of mild, multifocal, necrotizing myocarditis, sarcocystosis, and lymph node atrophy. the bac ...19947933291
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in an emu (dromaius novaehollandiae). 19947948213
[endocarditis from erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae].erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae only seldom causes cases of endocarditis. contact with infectious animals leads to endocarditis of the left heart with high lethality. vancomycin and aminoglycosides, which are often used in gram-positive endocarditis, show no effect.19947982715
presence of a capsule in erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and its relationship to virulence for mice.three avirulent insertional mutants of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae were obtained by the technique of transposon mutagenesis with the self-conjugative transposon tn916. the interactions between murine polymorphonuclear leukocytes and parent and mutant strains were studied in vitro. in the presence of normal serum, the virulent parent strain was resistant to phagocytosis, whereas the avirulent mutant strains were efficiently phagocytosed. in the presence of immune serum, the parent and the mutant ...19948005671
[bacterial endocarditis due to erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. a clinical case report].the authors describe an unusual case of bacterial endocarditis. a very rare etiologic agent, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, was isolated. the patient was not fisherman or butcher and he did ot other risky job. moreover the disease had an atypical course.19948028747
[erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septicemia]. 19948059140
[the development of a technology for the production of live dried vaccines against avian pasteurellosis and swine erysipelas].the technology of the production of dried live vaccine against pasteurella infection of fowl from pasteur's 2nd avirulent strain, strains ab and k, has been developed. this technology includes the process of batch cultivation of pasteurella cells, controlled in such parameters as eh, po2 and glucose concentration, in fermenters in optimized culture medium, based on hottinger hydrolysate and fermentative casein-yeast hydrolysate, and preservation in improved saccharose-gelatin medium prepared in ...19938067095
cellular fatty acid composition of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and erysipelothrix tonsillarum.the cellular fatty acid compositions in 6 strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and 7 strains of erysipelothrix tonsillarum were determined by gas chromatography. fatty acids, ranging from c10 to c18, were detected in the test strains. the fatty acid profile was characterized by very high percentages of 18:1 (cis-9) (cis-9-octadecenoic acid; 72.4 to 82.1%) and 16:1 (hexadecenoic acid; 8.7 to 13.7%). the profiles of the e. rhusiopathiae and e. tonsillarum strains resembled each other, indicatin ...19948075232
[erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis with atrioventricular fistula]. 19948092652
properties of a protective protein antigen of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a widely distributed mucosal commensal of the alimentary tracts of vertebrates. antibodies to a 66-64 kda protein released from the cell surface have been shown to be involved in protective immunity. mice immunized with the purified 66-64 kda protein from strain t28, serotype 2b were protected against challenge by the united states challenge strain e1-6p (serotype 1a) and by the official german challenge strain frankfurt 1 (serotype n). thus, protection is not ser ...19938116193
analysis of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and erysipelothrix tonsillarum by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.the genetic diversity of 74 australian field isolates of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and 22 reference strains for serovars of e. rhusiopathiae or erysipelothrix tonsillarum was examined by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. four serovar reference strains of e. tonsillarum (strains ks 20 a, wittling, lengyel-p, and bano 107 for serovars 25, 3, 10, and 22, respectively) were genetically distinct from e. rhusiopathiae. however, the e. tonsillarum reference strain for serovar 14 (iszap-4) and the r ...19948150944
persistent bacteremia with erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a hospitalized patient.a patient with a history of alcohol abuse and pancreatitis presented with a pleural effusion resulting from a fistula between the pancreatic duct and left pleural space. two weeks into her hospitalization, fever and persistent bloodstream infection with erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and candida albicans developed. the patient had no history of exposure to animals. to our knowledge this is the first report of an e. rhusiopathiae infection presenting during hospitalization. this case suggests the p ...19938268364
prophylactic application of propionibacterium avidum kp-40 in swine with acute experimental infections. ii. bacterial infections: pleuropneumonia and swine erysipelas.the potent immunomodifier propionibacterium avidum kp-40 (pa) demonstrated prophylactic potency in swine infected experimentally with haemophilus (actinobacillus) pleuropneumoniae or erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. animals received pa either together with the respective vaccine or pa only; 3 resp. 4 weeks later all animals were inoculated with virulent pathogens. eight of 10 swine immunized with inactivated pleuropneumonia vaccine developed mild-moderate forms of infection with temporary stagnatio ...19938319545
nucleotide sequence analysis and heterologous expression of the erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae dnaj gene.dna sequence analysis of chromosomal dna from the gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae has identified a dnaj heat shock gene homolog. a 1109-bp open reading frame encoding dnaj is located immediately 3' to the e. rhusiopathiae dnak gene. the deduced dnaj amino acid sequence exhibits the modular structure of other members of the dnaj protein class including a glycine-rich region and the repeating consensus sequence cxxcxgxgx. heterologous expression of th ...19938359682
comparison of etiological and immunological characteristics of two attenuated erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strains of serotypes 1a and 2.two acriflavine-fast attenuated erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strains koganei 65-0.15 of serotype 1a (strain kg-1a) and 2 (strain kg-2) were comparatively characterized. biochemical characterization showed the similar reactions with slight variation between the strains. strain kg-2 was more resistant to acriflavine dye than strain kg-1a. pathogenicity of strain kg-2 was higher than strain kg-1a in mice of strains ddy. c3h/he and a/j. significant differences of clinical signs between strains kg-1a ...19938399739
cloning, heterologous expression, and characterization of the erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae dnak protein.the dnak (hsp70) gene from the facultative intracellular pathogen erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was cloned by heterologous dna hybridization of a genomic library using the escherichia coli dnak gene as a probe. a 3.2-kb fragment which encoded an 1,800-bp open reading frame was recovered. the deduced amino acid sequence of this open reading frame shares 56% identity with the e. coli dnak protein. expression of the encoded protein in e. coli by using the phage t7 promoter/polymerase system resulted ...19938423071
differentiation of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and erysipelothrix tonsillarum by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of cell proteins.the protein patterns of whole cells of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and erysipelothrix tonsillarum were studied by using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. the protein patterns of the 16 strains of e. rhusiopathiae and e. tonsillarum studied, including the type strains of these two species, resembled each other, except that there were 71-, 41-, 34-, and 26-kda proteins in the e. rhusiopathiae pattern and 74-, 44-, 36-, and 25-kda proteins in the e. tonsillarum pattern. th ...19938427802
erysipelas in caged laying chickens and suspected erysipeloid in animal caretakers.erysipelas was diagnosed in 2 succeeding caged layer flocks housed in the same building and was characterized clinically by sudden death. at necropsy, lesions comprised generalized congestion, hemorrhages in the skeletal muscles and visceral organs, and swelling of liver, spleen, and kidney with or without large irregular zones of necrosis. focal to massive hepatic necrosis was seen histologically with minimal or no inflammatory reaction. erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was cultured from internal o ...19938507697
detection of plasmid dna in erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from pigs with chronic swine erysipelas.forty-three strains of erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, isolated from pigs with chronic swine erysipelas, were examined for the presence of plasmid dna by agarose gel electrophoresis and electron microscopy. seven of these strains were found to contain plasmids of which number were varied from 1 to 6. the plasmids ranged from 1.4 to 86 kb in size. this is the first reported evidence for plasmid dna in e. rhusiopathiae. the functions of the plasmids are unknown at present.19938513023
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