Lawsonia intracellularis
Species of bacterium
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Lawsonia intracellularis is a species of bacterium. It is the only species in the genus Lawsonia.[1] It is obligately intracellular and was isolated from intestines of pigs with proliferative enteropathy disease.[2]
| Lawsonia intracellularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Thermodesulfobacteriota |
| Class: | Desulfovibrionia |
| Order: | Desulfovibrionales |
| Family: | Desulfovibrionaceae |
| Genus: | Lawsonia McOrist et al. 1995 |
| Species: | L. intracellularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lawsonia intracellularis McOrist et al. 1995 | |
Pathogenicity
Lawsonia intracellularis is highly pathogenic. The species has been associated with outbreaks of bacterial infection-associated protein losing enteropathy in horses.[3][4]
