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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

[[File:Intestinal spirochetosis - cropped - very high mag.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Intestinal spirochetosis - note the hyperchromatic fuzzy appearance of the brush border adjacent to the lumen. This is the attached spirochaetes. Wikimedia Commons.]]]]

[[File:Intestinal spirochetosis - cropped - very high mag.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Intestinal spirochetosis - note the hyperchromatic fuzzy appearance of the brush border adjacent to the lumen. This is the attached spirochaetes. Wikimedia Commons.]]

Porcine spirochaetosis is a '''[[Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology|gastrointestinal]] disease of pigs''' caused by the '''gram negative anaerobic''' [[Bacteria|bacterium]], '''''Brachyspira pilosicoli'''''. The bacterium can be recognised by its 8-12 flagellae, inserted at each pole of the cell.

Porcine spirochaetosis is a '''[[Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology|gastrointestinal]] disease of pigs''' caused by the '''gram negative anaerobic''' [[Bacteria|bacterium]], '''''Brachyspira pilosicoli'''''. The bacterium can be recognised by its 8-12 flagellae, inserted at each pole of the cell.