Brachyspira pilosicoli Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What type of bacterium is B. pilosicoli?	Gram negative Spiral shaped Anaerobic Flagellate		Link to Article
What species has it been isolated in?	Pigs Humans Dogs Birds Mice		Link to Article
How does it cause diarrhoea?	Attaches to intestinal cells, disrupting absorption Affects goblet cell secretion Releases endotoxins		Link to Article
What disease does B. pilosicoli cause?	Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis		Link to Article
What other porcine disease is similar but more severe and what organism causes it?	Swine dysentery – caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae.		Link to Article