''Lawsonia intracellularis'' is a species of
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
. It is obligately
intracellular
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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
Protein losing enteropathy refers to any condition of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g. damage to the gut wall) that results in a net loss of protein from the body.
Signs and symptoms
The signs/symptoms of protein losing enteropathy are consistent ...
in horses.
References
Further reading
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*Husnik, R., et al. "Lawsonia intracellularis in a dog with inflammatory bowel disease." Veterinarni Medicina-UZPI 48 (2003).
External links
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Thermodesulfobacteriota
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