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Brachyspira pilosicoli

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    • B. pilosicoli causes porcine intestinal spirochaetosis
    • Infection is acquired via contaminated faeces
    • Disease spreads slowly through the herd
    • Dogs, rats, mice and flies may act as transport hosts
  • Clinical signs
    • B. pilosicoli causes less severe signs than swine dysentry; reduced feed conversion rates occur
  • Diagnosis
    • History, clinical signs and gross pathology
    • Anaerobic culture on blood agar with added antibiotics for at least 3 days
    • Immunofluorescence, DNA probes and biochemical tests
    • Serology using ELISA can be used on a herd basis
    • PCR
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