Difference between revisions of "Category:Brachyspira and Serpulina"

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Brachyspira and Serpulina

The Brachyspira and serpulina species are anaerobic, intestinal spirochaetes, found in normal and diseased pigs.

▼ Brachyspira and Serpulina
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
Brachyspira pilosicoli

The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

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