- 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