| Lawsonia intracellularis | |
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| Species: | L. intracellularis |
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| Lawsonia intracellularis McOrist et al. 1995 | |
Lawsonia intracellularis is a species ofbacterium. It is obligatelyintracellular and was isolated from intestines of pigs with proliferative enteropathy disease.[1]
Lawsonia intracellularis is highly pathogenic. The species has been associated with outbreaks of bacterial infection-associatedprotein losing enteropathy in horses.[2][3]
