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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-5
pubmed:abstractText
Caseous lymphadenitis, caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, was studied in ewes to devise a reliable method of induced infection that would help to understand mechanisms by which abscesses develop in lymph nodes or internal organs, especially the lungs. Fifteen adult ewes, from a flock where the occurrence of caseous lymphadenitis was unknown, were inoculated SC in the auricle with various doses of a virulent strain of C pseudotuberculosis. Ewes inoculated with at least 10(8) viable corynebacteria develop a strong local reaction that was apparent 4 hours after challenge exposure and lasted 7 to 14 days. Of these ewes, all developed at least 1 abscess and 3 developed multiple abscesses in lymph nodes draining the inoculated auricle and in the lungs. All infected ewes developed a strong antibody response against C pseudotuberculosis exotoxin, which persisted for 3 months. Of 9 ewes infected with 1.2 X 10(8) corynebacteria, 3 developed lesions because of field strains of C pseudotuberculosis and had an increased capacity to limit the dissemination of challenge-inoculum bacteria by developing only one abscess in the draining lymph node (parotid or prescapular lymph node). Seemingly, inoculation in the external ear was a suitable method for obtaining a reproducible infection and indicated that a primary infection might protect against reinfection by limiting dissemination of C pseudotuberculosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9645
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
459-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection in adult ewes by inoculation in the external ear.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Laboratorie de Pathologie de la Reproduction, Nouzilly, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article