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Dogs, rats, mice and flies may act as transport hosts.
Dogs, rats, mice and flies may act as transport hosts.
''B. pilosicoli'' causes less severe signs than [[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae|swine dysentry]].
''B. pilosicoli'' causes less severe signs than [[Swine Dysentery|swine dysentry]] caused by ''[[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae]]''.
The bacteria's motility in mucous allows colonisation of pig intestine. It's haemolytic and cytotoxic activiity is important for virulence. The attachment of ''B. pilosicoli'' to epithelial cells of colonic mucosa disrupts their function and leads to their shedding and oedema.
The bacteria's motility in mucous allows colonisation of pig intestine. It's haemolytic and cytotoxic activiity is important for virulence. The attachment of ''B. pilosicoli'' to epithelial cells of colonic mucosa disrupts their function and leads to their shedding and oedema.
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