1984 Volume 46 Issue 2 Pages 149-153
Serotypes of 258 isolants of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae from slaughter pigs affected with chronic erysipelas during a period from 1980 to 1982 in Japan were determined. Predominant serotypes of 213 isolants from the cases of arthritis or inflamed lesional lymph node were serotypes la, lb, 2, 6, and 11 (12.2%, 7.5%, 71.4%, 3.3%, and 2.3%, respectively). The other serotypes 3, 5, 8, 21, and type N composed 3.3% of the isolants. Of 30 isolants from the cases of endocarditis, 3 belonged to serotype la, 2 belonged to serotype 1b and 25 belonged to serotype 2. Of 15 isolants from the cases of urticaria, 14 belonged to serotype 2 and I to serotype 5.
