Abstract
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a Gram-positive bacterium that infects various animal hosts such as pigs, mice, poultry, etc. The main hosts of E. rhusiopathiae are pigs, in which it causes a disease known as swine erysipelas. Veterinary vaccines against swine erysipelas, which are manufactured from E. rhusiopathiae whole cells, are commercially available, but only prevent acute erysipela…