Brachyspira pilosicoli
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brachyspira-pilosicoli-222-2951927
title:
Brachyspira pilosicoli
text:
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a gram-negative, anaerobic, host-associated spirochete that colonizes the intestinal tract of animals and humans. It appears as a characteristic "false brush border" due to its end-on attachment to enterocytes of the colon where it interferes with intestinal absorption. B. pilosicoli is unique from other Brachyspira species because it colonizes a variety of domestic animals including pigs, chickens, dogs, wild birds, rodents, and humans. It is the causative agent of int
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of bacterium
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachyspira_pilosicoli
date created:
2011-08-23T14:19:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T23:11:31Z
main entity:
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