ROPAX 1200 pasajeros, 5000 metros lineales para trailers y 11500 TPM.

Ferry de día - ROPAX para 1200 pasajeros distribuidos en 300 camarotes cuádruples con aseo y espacios públicos a razón de 3.5 m2 por persona. Tiene una capacidad de carga de 5000 metros lineales para trailers y 230 metros lineales para coches (carga simultánea), para un total de 11500 toneladas de peso muerto. El buque contará con portalón de popa y proa (double enter). La velocidad en pruebas será de 22 nudos al 85% MCR y se tomará un margen de mar del 15%. La autonomía será de 3000 millas al 85% MCR. Clasificado por Lloyd's Register. Reglamentos seguidos: MARPOL, SOLAS, Convenio de Lineas de Carga de 2005 y Acuerdo de Estocolmo.

Genetic and virulence-phenotype characterization of serotypes 2 and 9 of Streptococcus suis swine isolates

The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic characteristics and virulence phenotypes of Streptococcus suis, specifically, in clinical isolates of serotypes 2 and 9 (n = 195), obtained from diverse geographical areas across Spain. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing identified 97 genetic profiles, 68% of which were represented by single isolates, indicative of a substantial genetic diversity among the S. suis isolates analyzed. Five PFGE profiles accounted for 33.3% of the isolates and were isolated from 38% of the herds in nine different provinces, indicative of the bacterium's widespread distribution in the Spanish swine population. Representative isolates of the most prevalent PFGE profiles of both serotypes were subjected to multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis. The results indicated that serotypes 2 and 9 have distinct genetic backgrounds. Serotype 2 isolates belong to the ST1 complex, a highly successful clone that has spread over most European countries. In accordance with isolates of this complex, most serotype 2 isolates also expressed the phenotype MRP(+)EF(+)SLY(+). Serotype 9 isolates belong to the ST61 complex, which is distantly related to the widespread European ST87 clone. Also, in contrast to most isolates of the European ST87 clone, which express the large variant MRP*, the majority of serotype 9 isolates (97.9%) did not express the protein.