TABLE 3.

Erysipelothrix species isolation and serotypes from clinically affected pigs and environmental samples from six different sites

Site (vaccine serotype)	Tissue samples			Environmental samples
	Source	No. of positive samples/total no. of samples	Serotype	Source	No. of positive samples/total no. of samples	Serotype
A (1a)	Skin	2/2	2	Central-line water	0/6	2
	Tonsil	1/1	2	Nipple drinker	2/4	2
	Spleen	1/2	2	Manure	7/12	2
	Liver	1/2	2	Wall	6/8	2
				Feed line	0/4
				Feed	3/5	1a (2/3), 2
				Fan/inlet	2/4	2
B (1a)	Skin	2/2	2	Central-line water	4/9	1a (2/4), 6, 13a
	Kidney	1/1	2	Nipple drinker	2/5	2, 6
	Spleen	1/1	2	Manure	1/5	1a
	Tonsil	1/1	2	Wall	2/8	1a
				Feed line	0/3
				Feed	3/6	1a
				Fan/inlet	0/3
C (2)	Skin	1/1	21	Oral fluid	2/4	21
	Tonsil	1/1	21	Central-line water	0/9
	Spleen	1/1	21	Nipple drinker	0/3
				Manure	0/6
				Wall	0/3
				Feed	0/3
				Fan/inlet	0/3
D (1a)	Skin	2/2	1a	Oral fluid	3/7	9, 12, untypeablea
				Central-line water	0/2
				Manure	2/2	Untypeablea
				Wall	0/1
E (1a)	Skin	2/2	1b	Central-line water	2/2	1b
	Tonsil	2/2	1b	Nipple drinker	2/2	1b
	Spleen	1/2	1b	Feed	2/2	1b
F (2)	Skin	2/2	1a	Nipple drinker	3/3	1a
	Liver	1/2	1a	Manure	3/3	1a
	Heart	1/2	1a	Wall swab	3/3	1a
	Kidney	2/2	1a	Feed	1/1	1a
				Fan/inlet	1/1	1a

^aCharacterized as a non-E. rhusiopathiae strain.