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is a major cause of diarrhoea in humans. However, the pathogenesis of diarrhoea is poorly understood due to the lack of a good animal model of infection. Many animals have been tried with limited success, but a mouse lung model of infection has been found to be satisfactory previously; however, the lung pathology of this model has not been studied. For the purpose of characterizing the histopathological and ultrastructural lesions in the lung of the mouse pulmonary model of infection, strain 81-176 or sterile PBS was intranasally inoculated into BALB/c mice. The infection resulted in a mild illness only, and in an initial predominance of polymorphonuclear cells, followed by the accumulation of macrophages and later the prominence of epithelioid cells. Focal peribronchial pneumonia appeared on day 3, granuloma-like reaction on day 4 and bronchopneumonia on day 5 post-infection. These features developed until day 5 post-infection, but were less consistent afterwards when histopathology was monitored up to 9 days post-infection. Intracellular structures resembling bacteria were observed on days 3 and 5 post-infection, but not on day 7 post-infection. On days 3 and 5 post-infection, degenerative changes were also observed by transmission electron microscopy. The histological changes were not associated with acid-fast bacteria or any fungal elements. The infection was systemic as was isolated from blood and all organ homogenates (lung, spleen, liver, and small and large intestines) at 24 h post-infection. Thereafter, the organism was recovered from the intestine only, thus indicating its predilection for this location. This characterization of pathology should contribute to a better understanding of the animal model and pathogenesis of infection.

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