A novel enteropathogenic, strongly haemolytic spirochaete isolated from pig and mallard, provisionally designated 'Brachyspira suanatina' sp. nov.

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 983-991

  Råsbäck, Thérése ^a,b   Jansson, Désirée S ^a,b   Johansson, Karl Erik ^a,b   Fellström, Claes ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DUCK; DYSENTERY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPIROCHETE; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DUCKS; DYSENTERY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SPIROCHAETACEAE; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; SPIROCHAETA; SPIROCHAETALES; SPIROCHAETES; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 33947180382     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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