Isolation and identification of NAD‐independent bacteria from chickens with symptoms of infectious coryza

Open Access
Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Since 1990, NAD‐independent bacteria have been isolated in South Africa from poultry showing respiratory manifestations similar to infectious coryza. A total of 126 isolates was examined biochemically and serologically, using polyclonal as well as monoclonal antibodies. Forty isolates were identified as Ornithobacterium rhinotra‐cheale, some of which agglutinated glutaraldehyde‐fixed red blood cells. Furthermore, fourteen Pasteurella avium isolates, five P. volantium and three Pasteurella species A were isolated for the first time. The remaining 64 isolates were biochemically identified as NAD‐independent H. paragallinarum. Of these, 37 were Page serovar A, while no Page serovar B isolates were found. The remaining 25 isolates were typed as Page serovar C. Two different haemagglutination inhibition reaction patterns were found among the Page serovar C isolates, i.e. isolates which reacted with a 1 in 100 dilution of the Page serovar C antiserum, and another larger group which did not react with this dilution of the serum, but did react with rabbit raised antiserum prepared against other Kume serogroup C isolates. This is the first recorded isolation of Page serovar C NAD‐independent H. paragallinarum.