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Brachyspira pilosicoli Flashcards (view source)
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, 17:21, 20 July 2011Created page with "<FlashCard questions="4"> |q1= What type of bacterium is ''B. pilosicoli''? |a1= *Gram negative *Spiral shaped *Obligate anaerobe *Flagellate |l1= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Introdu..."
<FlashCard questions="4">
|q1= What type of bacterium is ''B. pilosicoli''?
|a1=
*Gram negative
*Spiral shaped
*Obligate anaerobe
*Flagellate
|l1= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Introduction
|q2= What species has it been isolated in?
|a2=
*Pigs
*Humans
*Dogs
*Birds
*Mice
|l2= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Lifecycle
|q3= How does it cause diarrhoea?
|a3=
*Attaches to intestinal cells, disrupting absorption
*Affects goblet cell secretion
*Releases endotoxins
|l3= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Pathogenesis
|q4= What other porcine disease is similar but more severe and what organism causes it?
|a4= Swine dysentery – caused by ''Brachyspira hyodysenteriae''.
|l4= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Diseases
</FlashCard>
[[Category:Bacteria Flashcards]]
[[Category:To Do - CABI review]]
|q1= What type of bacterium is ''B. pilosicoli''?
|a1=
*Gram negative
*Spiral shaped
*Obligate anaerobe
*Flagellate
|l1= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Introduction
|q2= What species has it been isolated in?
|a2=
*Pigs
*Humans
*Dogs
*Birds
*Mice
|l2= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Lifecycle
|q3= How does it cause diarrhoea?
|a3=
*Attaches to intestinal cells, disrupting absorption
*Affects goblet cell secretion
*Releases endotoxins
|l3= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Pathogenesis
|q4= What other porcine disease is similar but more severe and what organism causes it?
|a4= Swine dysentery – caused by ''Brachyspira hyodysenteriae''.
|l4= Brachyspira pilosicoli#Diseases
</FlashCard>
[[Category:Bacteria Flashcards]]
[[Category:To Do - CABI review]]