MYCOPLASMA BOVIS CHALLENGE MODEL, METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING M.BOVIS AND METHODS FOR INDUCING PNEUMONIC LUNG LESIONS.

摘要

The present invention provides a reproducible M. bovis challenge model and methods for reliably inducing and establishing a disease or disorder caused by infection with M. bovis by administering to an animal an effective amount of a M. bovis culture. The challenge culture of the present invention is administered in an amount sufficient to elicit M. bovis specific cellular or humoral immune responses. The M. bovis challenge model in accordance with the present invention can be used to evaluate the efficacy of potential vaccines.