title: Measurement of endotoxic activity in feces of normal horses.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsuoka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology*; D008033:Limulus Test; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins