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enteropathogen

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en·ter·o·path·o·gen (nt-r-pth-jn, -jn)
n.
An organism that is capable of producing intestinal disease.

enter·o·patho·genic (-jnk) adj.

enteropathogen [en″ter-o-path´o-jen]
a microorganism that causes disease of the intestine. adj., adj enteropathogen´ic.

enteropathogen
a microorganism with pathogenicity for the intestine. Includes enterobacteria, enterococci, corynebacteria, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, Brachyspirahyodysenteriae, Lawsonia intracellularis, campylobacter, clostridia, coronavirus, rotavirus, torovirus, calicivirus, astrovirus, canine parvovirus, bovine virus diarrhea virus, rinderpest virus, malignant catarrhal fever virus, coccidia, cryptosporidia.


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At a clinical laboratory in Osaka, Japan, conventional culture methods were used to examine the sample for possible bacterial enteropathogens (2), and specific reverse transcriptase--PCR was used to test for norovirus (3); however, no candidate pathogens were detected.
 
 
 
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