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| − | *Anaerobic, intestinal spirochaetes, found in normal and diseased pigs
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| − | *Enterophogens of pigs
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| − | *''B. hyodysenteriae, B. pilosicoli, B. innocens, Serpulina intermedia'' and ''S. murdochii'' occur in pigs
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| − | *Carrier pigs shed ''B. hyodysenteriae'' for up to 3 months, acting as a source of infection for healthy pigs
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| − | *Demonstrated in stained faecal smears or silver-stained histopathology sections
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| − | *Cultured anaerobically on selective blood agar
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| − | *Spirochaetes differentiated by pattern of haemolysis on blood agar as well as molecular techniques
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| − | *Pathogenesis
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| − | **Motility in mucous allows colonisation of pig intestine
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| − | **Haemolytic and cytotoxic activiity important for virulence
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| − | **Attachment of ''B. pilosicoli'' to epithelial cells of colonic mucosa disrupts their function and leads to their shedding and oedema
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| | + | [[Category:Spirochaetaceae]][[Category:Pig]] |
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| − | [[Category:Spirochaetaceae]][[Category:Pig]]
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