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[[Brachyspira pilosicoli]]

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**''B. pilosicoli'' causes porcine intestinal spirochaetosis

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**Infection is acquired via contaminated faeces

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**Disease spreads slowly through the herd

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**Dogs, rats, mice and flies may act as transport hosts

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*Clinical signs

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**''B. pilosicoli'' causes less severe signs than [[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae|swine dysentry]]; reduced feed conversion rates occur

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*Diagnosis

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**History, clinical signs and gross pathology

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**Anaerobic culture on blood agar with added antibiotics for at least 3 days

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**Immunofluorescence, DNA probes and biochemical tests

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**Serology using ELISA can be used on a herd basis

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**PCR

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