Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Brachyspira intermedia and Brachyspira pilosicoli isolates from Australian chickens [PDF]
Susceptibilities of predominantly Australian isolates of the pathogenic intestinal spirochaetes Brachyspira intermedia (n=25) and Brachyspira pilosicoli (n=17) from chickens were tested in agar dilution against four concentrations each of the ...
Oxberry, S.L. +2 more
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Intestinal spirochaetes of the genus Brachyspira share a partially conserved 26 kilobase genomic region with Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli [PDF]
Anaerobic intestinal spirochaetes of the genus Brachyspira include both pathogenic and commensal species. The two best-studied members are the pathogenic species B. hyodysenteriae (the aetiological agent of swine dysentery) and B.
Bellgard, M.I. +5 more
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Sexually transmitted digestive tract infections: One train can hide another
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 629-630, April 2024.
Romain Salle, Nicolas Dupin
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Objective pathogen monitoring in nursery and finisher pigs by monthly laboratory diagnostic testing
Background Infectious diseases are of great economic importance in commercial pig production, causing both clinical and subclinical disease, with influence on welfare, productivity, and antibiotic use.
Nicole B. Goecke +6 more
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Intestinal Spirochetosis mimicking inflammatory bowel disease in children
Background Intestinal spirochetosis is an unusual infection in children and its clinical significance in humans is uncertain. The presence of these microorganisms in humans is well-known since the late 1800’s and was first described in 1967 by Harland ...
Helbling Rossana +4 more
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The prevalence of Serpulina pilosicoli in humans and domestic animals in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea [PDF]
In a survey of five villages in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Serpulina pilosicoli was isolated from rectal swabs from 113 of 496 individuals (22·8%). Colonization rates ranged from 22·6–30·1% in four of the villages but was only 8·6% in the
Alpers, M.P. +9 more
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Isolation of Serpulina pilosicoli from rectal biopsy specimens showing evidence of intestinal spirochetosis [PDF]
Histologic evidence of intestinal spirochetosis (IS) was found in 22 of 41 (53.7%) rectal biopsy specimens from homosexual men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic. Serpulina pilosicoli was cultured from 11 of the IS-positive biopsy specimens
Gilbert, G.L. +4 more
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Diet has been implicated as a major factor impacting clinical disease expression of swine dysentery and Brachyspira hyodysenteriae colonization. However, the impact of diet on novel pathogenic strongly beta-hemolytic Brachyspira spp.
Bailey L Wilberts +8 more
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An Uncommon Cause of Diarrhoea and the Importance of an Internist Approach
Background: Human intestinal spirochetosis is a condition defined by the presence of spirochetes attached to the colonic epithelium. Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira pilosicoli may cause the disease in humans.
Filipa Brás Monteiro +2 more
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As infecções intestinais por espiroquetas em suínos, na fase que se segue ao alojamento nos prédios de recria, são predispostas por fatores como o estresse da movimentação, mistura entre animais imunes e excretores com leitões não imunes, deficiências ...
David Emilio Barcellos +2 more
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