Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the causative agent of porcine pleuropneumonia. The
virulence factors of this microorganism involved in colonization and the induction of lung …

With the growing emergence of antibiotic resistance and rising consumer demands
concerning food safety, vaccination to prevent bacterial infections is of increasing relevance …

Iron is an essential nutrient that plays a role in bacterial differential gene expression and
protein production. Accordingly, the comparative analysis of total lysate and outer …

Host-pathogen interactions are of great importance in understanding the pathogenesis of
infectious microorganisms. We developed in vitro models to study the host-pathogen …

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine pleuropneumonia, is
responsible for high economic losses in swine herds across the globe. Pleuropneumonia is …

Biofilm formation is an important virulence trait of many bacterial pathogens. It has been
reported in the literature that only two of the reference strains of the swine pathogen …

In the respiratory tract and lung tissue, a balanced physiological response is essential for
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae to survive various types of challenges. ClpP, the catalytic …

Haemophilus parasuis is known as a commensal organism discovered in the upper
respiratory tract of swine where the pathogenic bacteria survive in various adverse …

There are 16 capsule-based serotypes of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, all of which are
capable of causing disease in pigs. Here we report the finished and annotated genome …

LuxS is an enzyme involved in the activated methyl cycle and the by-product autoinducer-2
(AI-2) was a quorum sensing signal in some species. In our previous study, the functional …