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Table 4 Distribution of virulence-associated (VA) genes according to capsular type and biovar in 166 P. multocida isolates

From: Characterisation of Pasteurella multocida isolates from pigs with pneumonia in Korea

VA genesa

No. (%) of VA genes within the following capsular types

No. (%) of VA genes within the following biovars

Total No. (% of 166)

Type A (69.9%, n = 116)

Type D (28.3%, n = 47)

Type F (1.8%, n = 3)

Biovar 1 (1.8%, n = 3)

Biovar 2 (21.1%, n = 35)

Biovar 3 (68.7%, n = 114)

Biovar 13 (8.4%, n = 14)

toxA

8 (6.9)

1 (2.1)

0

0

0

9 (7.9) *

0

9 (5.4)

pfhA

35 (30.2)***

0

3 (100) **

3 (100) **

35 (100) ***

0

0

38 (22.9)

hsf-1

8 (6.9) ***

47 (100) ***

3 (100) *

3 (100)*

0

54 (47.4) ***

1 (7.1) *

58 (34.9)

pmHAS

116 (100) ***

0

0

0

35 (100) ***

68 (59.6) ***

13 (92.9)

116 (69.9)

hgbB

81 (69.8) ***

46 (97.9) ***

3 (100)

3 (100)

0

113 (99.1) ***

14 (100) *

130 (78.3)

ptfA

116 (100)

46 (97.9)

3 (100)

3 (100)

35 (100)

113 (99.1)

14 (100)

165 (99.4)

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
  2. aAll isolates contained the following genes: oma87, psl, ompH, sodA, sodC, ExbBD-tonB, hgbA, nanB, nanH, hsf-2, plpB, fur, fimA, exbB. However, tbpA was not found in any of the isolates