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Lecture 38: Lawsonia Intracellularis Flashcards

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Lawsonia is a gram ___, obligate ___

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Negative, intracellular

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What is the endotoxin for Lawsonia intracellularis

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Lipid A

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What is the function of O antigen

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Hinders complement killing

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What assists Lawsonia intracellular to move through SI mucous and attach to enterocytes

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Unipolar flagellum

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Lawsonia intracellular has a ___system that aids in escape from phagolysosome once in enterocyte

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Type III secretory system

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What is the purpose of Lawsonia surface antigen A (LsaA protein)

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Involved in enterocyte adhesion/ invasion

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Lawsonia intracellularis has no anexic growth on culture meaning….

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Unable to grow in cell free media

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Lawsonia requires interactions with other ___to cause disease which is called ___

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Microbiota, dysbiosis

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T or F: gnotobiotic pigs do not develop disease when experimentally fed Lawsonia

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True

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What does Lawsonia intracellularis cause

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Proliferation enteropathy

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What are the primary reservoirs for L. Intracellularis

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Intestinal tract and environment of infected animals, viable infeces

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What are some other potential reservoirs for L. Intracellularis

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Mice, rats, and rabbits

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What is the pathogensis of L. Intracellularis

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  1. Ingested via fecal-contaminated material
  2. Survive stomach pH
  3. Attach to apical membrane of enterocytes in crypts of SI
  4. Increase mitotic events and decrease differentiation into enterocytes (rapidly dividing)
  5. Replace goblet cells and villus enterocytes
  6. Rugose or corrugated mucosa
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What is responsible for the increase in mitotic events in L. Intracellularis

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B-catenin/wnt upregulated

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What is responsible for the decrease in differentiation of enterocytes in L. Intracellularis

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Notch1 downregulated

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What is the result of infection with L. Intracellularis

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  1. Thickening of mucosa
  2. Malabsorptive diarrhea
  3. Possible fever and inflamed SI and colon
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How is L. Intracellularis transmitted by infected animals

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Fecal shedding

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What are the reservoirs for Porcine Proliferative enteropathy

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Rats and mice

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How long does porcine proliferative enteropathy infection last

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Months

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Where does L. Intracellularis initiate in PPE

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Distal jejunum and ileum

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___is associated with clinical disease of PPE in piglets

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Stressors

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What is the subclinical form of L. Intracellularis in pigs

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Poor performance, no diarrhea, necropsy shows signs of proliferative enteropathy- iletlitis/ corrugated mucosa

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What occurs in the intestinal adematosis form of L. Intracellularis in pigs

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Diarrhea, thickening of intestinal mucosa due to hyperplasia of crypt epithelium

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What occurs in the necrotic enteritis/ileitis form of L. Intracellularis in pigs

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Diarrhea, extensive necrosis and replacement of mucosa by necrotic membrane

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What occurs in the regional iletis form of L. Intracellularis in pigs
Thickening if smooth muscle wall, contracted segment of distal SI- garden hose gut
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What occurs in the acute form of proliferative hemorrhagic enteropathy
Dysentery, thickening of intestinal mucosa and acute hemorrhage into intestinal lumen, tarry feces present in lumen
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Who is affected by PPE and porcine intestinal adenomatosis
<4 months old (weanlings/growers)
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Who is affected by porcine hemorrhagic enteropathy
>4 months (finishers/breeders) primarily gilts
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T or F: pigs with PPE recover spontaneously with immunity
True
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PPE can cause formation of ___casts
Yellow fibronectroic casts
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When is L. Intracellularis most common in horses
August-January, spikes November-December
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What are the reservoirs for L. Intracellularis in horses
Rabbits, rodents, birds, infected foals
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What horses are affected by L. Intracellularis
Foals, weanlings, yearlings (3-13 months)
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What are the main stressors that contribute to L. Intracellularis in horses
Weaning 4-7 months, combined with immunity gap at 4-8 months
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What are the clinical signs of L. Intracellularis in horses
Corrugated ileum, edema of head, throat latch, ventral abdomen, prepuce, vulva, osmotic diarrhea, weight loss, failure to thrive
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When is L. Intracellular detectable by PCR
12 days
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When do horses who are infected with L. Intracellularis get loose feces
Day 15
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When do horses infected with L. Intracellular get edema
Day 17
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What stain can be used to dx Lawsonia
Warthin starry silver stain
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How do you dx Lawsonia intracellularis
1. Feces PCR/qpcr 2. Blood immunoperoxidase monolayer assay
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What dx can you use in horses only to dx L. Intracellularis
Ultrasound-thickening of SI mucosa, bloodwork- hypoproteinemia
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Why do yuo need to be careful when using the immunoperoxidase monolayer assay to dx L. Intracellularis in pigs
Lifelong carriers with immunity so can be positive- need to do PCR
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What is the tx for L. Intracellularis in pigs and horses
Oxytetracycline and doxycycline
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What is the tx for L. Intracellularis in foals
Erythromycin, rifampin, IV plasma to increase oncotic pressure
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What vaccine is available for pigs and horses for L. Intracellularis
Enterisol ileitis
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How do you give vaccine to pigs
Orally in drinking water or IM
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How do you give vaccine to horses
Intra-rectally can’t give orally stomach pH will destroy
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What vaccine for L. Intracellularis is only available for pigs
Porcilis ileitis
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One way to control and prevent L. Intracellularis is to reduce ___in gut microbiome
Dysbiosis
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How can u decrease dysbiosis in gut micro biome to prevent L. Intracellularis
1. Prebiotics 2. Probiotics 3. Course non-pelleted feed
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What caused diarrhea or “wet tail” in the Syrian hamster
L. Intracellularis
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What Syrian hamsters are significantly affected by L. Intracellularis
3-10 week old, high mortality
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What is tx for L. Intracellularis in Syrian hamster
1. Correct life threatening electrolyte balance and dehydration 2. Enrofloxacin, doxycycline, trimpethorpins
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What are some sequela of L. Intracellularis in Syrian hamsters
Obstruction, intussuception, rectal prolapse

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