FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology publish this investigation article

January 20^th, 1993

The serological response in rabbits against Listeria monocytogenes after oral or intragastric inoculation was investigated. Both the number of sero-positive animals and the average serum titres were higher in animals inoculated by the oral route. This difference was especially marked in rabbits inoculated with the lower dose (1 x 10(3) colony-forming units (cfu)), which developed a strong serological response (average serum titre of 1280 after 4 inoculations) in most of the inoculated animals (80%), without any clinical signs. The implication of these results in the epidemiology of listeriosis is discussed

Lopez MB., Briones V., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Vazquez-Boland JA., Garcia JA., Blanco MM., Suarez G. and Dominguez L..

Serological response in rabbits to Listeria monocytogenes after oral or intragastric inoculation

Serological response in rabbits to Listeria monocytogenes after oral or intragastric inoculation

	Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Servicio de Identificación y Caracterización Microbiana (ICM). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).