Neither hippurate-negative Brachyspira pilosicoli nor Brachyspira pilosicoli type strain caused diarrhoea in early-weaned pigs by experimental infection

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-267

  Fossi, M ^a   Ahlsten, K ^a   Pohjanvirta, T ^a   Anttila, M ^a   Kokkonen, T ^a   Jensen, T K ^b   Boye, M ^b   Sukura, A ^c   Pelkola, K ^a   Pelkonen, S ^a  

^a NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brachyspira pilosicoli; Diarrhoea; Early weaning; Experimental infection; Intestinal spirochaetosis; Lawsonia intracellularis; Pig; Spirochaetal colitis

Indexed keywords

HIPPURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA; DIARRHEA; FECES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; RANDOMIZATION; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIARRHEA; FECES; HIPPURATES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SERPULINA; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING;

EID: 33644862329     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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