title: Serological response in rabbits to Listeria monocytogenes after oral or intragastric inoculation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal I (Sanidad Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belén López
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Briones
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fernández-Garayzábal
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Boland
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Domínguez
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial