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Detection and Localization of ApxI, -II, and -III Genes of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in Natural Porcine Pleuropneumonia by In Situ Hybridization

Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Suwon 441-744, Kyounggi-Do, Republic of Korea

In situ hybridization techniques that employed a nonradioactive digoxigenin-labeled probe were used to detect and localize ApxI, II and III genes in tissue sections of pneumonic lung naturally infected with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. In pigs infected with either serotype 2 or 6, a hybridization signal for apxIICA, apxIIICA, apxIBD, and apxIIIBD was detected, and in pigs infected with serotype 5, a hybridization signal for apxICA, apxIICA, and apxIBD was detected in the pneumonic lesions. A hybridization signal for apxIICA and apxIBD was detected in pigs infected with serotype 7. A strong hybridization signal for apx genes was seen in streaming degenerate alveolar leukocytes bordering zones of coagulative necrosis. Simultaneous detection of hybridization signals for the apxCA and apxBD genes provided scientific evidence that the expression of the apx genes could be potential indicators of the production of corresponding Apx toxins. This study demonstrates the expression of ApxI, II, and III genes in pneumonic lesions caused by A. pleuropneumoniae.

Key words: Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; apx gene; Apx toxin; in situ hybridization; lung; pleuropneumonia; swine.

Request reprints from Dr. C. Chae, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Suwon 441-711, Kyounggi-Do (Republic of Korea). E-mail: swine{at}plaza.snu.ac.kr.

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