Open AccessBacillus -Based Direct-Fed Microbial Reduces the Pathogenic Synergy of a Coinfection with Salmonella enterica Serovar Choleraesuis and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Author(s) -
Federico A. Zuckermann,
Robert J. Husmann,
Wei-Yu Chen,
Patrick J. Roady,
Janice Pfeiff,
Kyle R. Leistikow,
Megan Duersteler,
Sona Son,
Michael R. King,
N. R. Augspurger
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.508
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1070-6313
pISSN - 0019-9567
DOI - 10.1128/iai.00574-21
Subject(s) - porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus , porcine circovirus , biology , salmonella enterica , nod2 , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , coinfection , salmonella , pneumonia , innate immune system , lung , virology , virus , immune system , bacteria , medicine , genetics
Viral respiratory infections predispose lungs to bacterial coinfections causing a worse outcome than either infection alone. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes pneumonia in pigs and is often associated with bacterial coinfections.