An optimized swine dysentery murine model to characterize shedding and clinical disease associated with "Brachyspira hampsonii" infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The development of a mouse model as an in vivo pathogenicity screening tool for Brachyspira spp. has advanced the study of these economically important pathogens in recent years. However, none of the murine models published to date have been used to characterize the clinical signs of disease in mice, instead focusing on pathology following oral inoculation with various Brachyspira spp. The experiments described herein explore modifications of published models to characterize faecal consistency, faecal shedding and pathology in mice challenged with "Brachyspira hampsonii" clade II (Bhamp).

Methods and results

In Experiment 1, 24 CF-1 mice were randomly allocated to one of three inoculation groups: sham (Ctrl), Bhamp, or B. hyodysenteriae (Bhyo; positive control). H

SUBMITTER: Ek CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5568335 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature