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* A quite common and important disease.
* A quite common and important disease.
* The disease is caused by [[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae|''Brachyspira hyodysenteriae'']].
* The disease is caused by [[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae|''Brachyspira hyodysenteriae'']].
** Is not seen in gnotobiotic animals - other enteric pathogens such as [[Fusobacterium|''Fusobacterium'']] or [[Bacteroides|''Bacteroides'']] may therefore also be required in order to produce disease.
** Is not seen in gnotobiotic animals - other enteric pathogens such as [[Fusobacterium necrophorum|''Fusobacterium'']] or [[Bacteroides|''Bacteroides'']] may therefore also be required in order to produce disease.
* The disease is NOT systemic.
* The disease is NOT systemic.
** Localised to the [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]]- in particular, the spiral [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].
** Localised to the [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]]- in particular, the spiral [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].