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Lawsonia intracellularis

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Genus
  
Lawsonia

Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Desulfovibrionaceae

Scientific name
  
Lawsonia intracellularis

Higher classification
  
Lawsonia

Order
  
Desulfovibrionales

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Similar
  
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Lawsonia intracellularis


Lawsonia intracellularis is a species of bacterium. It is obligately intracellular and was isolated from intestines of pigs with proliferative enteropathy disease.

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Pathogenicity

Lawsonia intracellularis is highly pathogenic. The species has been associated with outbreaks of bacterial infection-associated protein losing enteropathy in horses.

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