IMMUNITY IN PIGEONS AGAINST HOMOLOGOUS AND HETEROLOGOUS SEROTYPES OF STREPTOCOCCUS-BOVIS AFTER INFECTION

被引:4
作者
DEHERDT, P [1 ]
HAESEBROUCK, F [1 ]
DEVRIESE, LA [1 ]
DUCATELLE, R [1 ]
机构
[1] STATE UNIV GHENT,FAC VET MED,DEPT AVIAN DIS,B-9000 GHENT,BELGIUM
关键词
STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; PIGEON; IMMUNITY; BACTERIA;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1135(94)90011-6
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Groups of 20, 20 and 10 pigeons were intravenously inoculated with 1 X 10(9) CFU of a Streptococcus bovis serotype 1, 2 and 3 strain, respectively. Groups which received the highly virulent serotypes 1 or 2 strains were treated with antibiotics starting from 2 days post inoculation in order to prevent the development of clinical signs. Pigeons inoculated with the low virulence S. bovis serotype 3 strain were left untreated. Another group of 10 non-inoculated pigeons was used as challenge control. Four weeks later, pigeons were challenged intravenously with S. bovis serotype 1. Morbidity after challenge infection was 19%, 36% and 70% in groups previously inoculated with serotypes 1, 2 and 3, respectively, whereas it was 100% in the control group. Results demonstrate that pigeons developed significant protective immunity to S. bovis serotype 1 septicaemia following infection with S. bovis serotype 1 and 2 strains but not after infection with the serotype 3 strain. Protection did not correlate with the presence of antibodies as detected in ELISA.
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