Swine dysentery is a severe enteric disease in pigs, which is characterized by bloody to
mucoid diarrhea and associated with reduced growth performance and variable mortality …

Enteric bacterial infections are among the most common and economically significant
diseases affecting swine production worldwide. Clinical signs of these infections include …

Cellular fatty acid profiles were determined for species in 33 genera of anaerobic gram-
negative bacilli and were confirmed to be a useful taxonomic tool. Most of the genera could …

Infection with intestinal spirochetes has recently been recognized as a cause of lost
production in the poultry industry. Little is known about these organisms, so a collection of …

Weaner pigs (n= 72) were fed 1 of 4 diets. These were based on either cooked rice and
animal protein, cooked rice and lupin, wheat and lupin, or wheat and animal protein. Twenty …

On the basis of DNA-DNA hybridization data, nine intestinal spirochete strains were grouped
into five genospecies. Three of these genospecies were previously recognized Serpulina …

Classical swine dysentery is associated with the presence of the strongly beta-hemolytic
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. However, multiple Brachyspira spp. can colonize the porcine …

Ninety porcine isolates of weakly beta-haemolytic intestinal spirochaetes that resembled
Serpulina (Treponema) innocens were examined using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis …

A new Treponema species, for which we propose the name Treponema medium, was
isolated from subgingival plaque from an adult with periodontal disease. The morphological …

A PCR system for the detection and identification of group IV spirochetes (Serpulina
pilosicoli) was designed to complement biochemical tests, eg, the hippurate hydrolysis and …