Lawsonia Intracellularis

Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 503-512

  Gebhart, C J ^a   Guedes, R M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immune response important feature of infections by intracellular organisms; Diet influencing infection in hamsters; Lawsonia intracellularis etiologic agent of proliferative enteropathy; Lawsonia intracellularis gram negative, curved, or vibroid shaped rod; Local humoral immunity relevant defense mechanism; Pathogenic mechanism of L. intracellularis enterocytes invasion, hyperplasia induction; Temporary reduction in apoptosis mechanism involved in enterocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053504906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470958209.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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