Pigs Overexpressing Porcine β-Defensin 2 Display Increased Resilience to <i>Glaesserella parasuis</i> Infection

• Main Authors: Jing Huang (Author), Xiaoyu Yang (Author), Antian Wang (Author), Chao Huang (Author), Hao Tang (Author), Qiuhong Zhang (Author), Qiong Fang (Author), Zuming Yu (Author), Xiao Liu (Author), Qi Huang (Author), Rui Zhou (Author), Lu Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As the causative agent of Glässer's disease, <i>Glaesserella (Haemophilus) parasuis</i> has led to serious economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. Due to the low cross-protection of vaccines and increasing antimicrobial resistance of <i>G. parasuis</i>, it is im...