- hemorrhagic necrotizing pneumonia, fibrinous pleuritis in pigs
- high morbidity; lethality depends on environmental factors
- no healthy carriers
- survivors end up with chronic pneumonia
- transmission: aerosol
VIRULENCE FACTORS OTHER THAN LPS AND CAPSULE
- cytotoxins
- porcine transferin binding protein (lends host specificity)
therapy: penicillin
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