Measurement of endotoxic activity in feces of normal horses.
Two chromogenic Limulus amebocyte lysate systems were evaluated for the measurement of endotoxic activity in feces of normal horses. Fecal extracts had neither non-specific nor inhibitory effect on the test reaction, and the two systems with different specificity showed equivalent results. Endotoxic activities in feces of healthy horses averaged 5.7 +/- 2.8 microns/g wet weight. Correlation between the endotoxin levels and the fecal microbial flora could not be determined.
Kawamura
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Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Hirayama
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Mitsuoka
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D000818:Animals; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology*; D008033:Limulus Test; D008297:Male
D004731:Endotoxins