| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for isolating the causative agent of Lawsonia intracellularis from pigs with proliferative ileitis, and to a method for screening a therapeutic agent for proliferative ileitis by using an animal re-inoculated with the cultured Lawsonia intracellularis bacterium. It is about.n n n The present invention can be usefully used in the development of vaccines and therapeutics for proliferative ileitis, which has been a major damage to the swine industry worldwide, including in Korea.n n n n Porcine proliferative ileitis, Lawsonia intracellularis, McCoy cells, |