Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Isolation of Lawsonia intracellularis in Korea and reproduction of proliferative enteropathy in pigs and hamsters.
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Yeh, Jung-Yong et al.
- Affiliation:
- National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service · South Korea
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Lawsonia intracellularis (L. intracellularis) was isolated from a Korean pig suffering acute proliferative enteropathy. In vitro culture conditions of L. intracellularis were established in McCoy cells. Pigs and hamsters experimentally infected with the pure culture of L. intracellularis reproduced clinical signs and intestinal lesions of proliferative enteropathy. The presence of L. intracellularis in the intestinal lesions was confirmed by immunohistochemistry with L. intracellularis-specific monoclonal antibodies.
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