Salmonella ochiogu: experimental infection of laboratory rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Oral infection with Salmonella ochiogu resulted in the manifestation of clinical salmonellosis in laboratory rabbits. Infection was associated with septicaemia, anaemia and terminal pneumonia. Organisms were excreted in the faeces on the first day post-inoculation, and cultures of most visceral organs revealed widespread dissemination. This serotype appears to be highly pathogenic for rabbits.