Diagnosis of spontaneous Clostridium spiroforme iota enterotoxemia in a barrier rabbit breeding colony

Autor: W P, Yonushonis, M J, Roy, R J, Carman, R E, Sims
Rok vydání: 1987
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Zdroj: Laboratory animal science. 37(1)
ISSN: 0023-6764
Popis: Five New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a rigid barrier rabbit breeding colony developed acute diarrhea 1 week after weaning. Both Clostridium spiroforme and an iota-toxin were isolated from cecal and colon contents of all five rabbits. When pure isolates of C. spiroforme were administered to two normal healthy rabbits, the rabbits developed identical disease and shed both the organism and the iota-toxin. Results of this study suggested that C. spiroforme is an important enteric pathogen of weanling rabbits and the etiology of this diarrhea complex can be rapidly confirmed using four diagnostic criteria.
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