Lawsonia intracellularis is a species of bacterium. It is the only species in the genus Lawsonia. It is obligately intracellular and was isolated from intestines of pigs with proliferative enteropathy disease.
Pathogenicity
Lawsonia intracellularis is highly pathogenic. The species has been associated with outbreaks of bacterial infection-associated protein losing enteropathy in horses.
References
Further reading
- Husnik, R., et al. "Lawsonia intracellularis in a dog with inflammatory bowel disease." Veterinarni Medicina-UZPI 48 (2003).
- Klaeui, C., Medida, R. L., Stone, M., Marshall-lund, L., Gebhart, C., & Saqui-Salces, M. (2022). Psv-13 Lawsonia Intracellularis increases cell proliferation in swine enteroids in vitro. Journal of Animal Science, 100(Supplement_2), 191âÂÂ192. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac064.323
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