Kingdom Bacteria Family Brachyspiraceae Genus Brachyspira Order Spirochaetales | Class Spirochaetes Phylum Spirochaetes Rank Species | |
Similar Brachyspira, Brachyspira pilosicoli, Serpulina hyodysenteriae, Spirochaetes, Spirochaetaceae | ||
Brachyspira aalborgi is a species of bacteria, one of the causative agents of intestinal spirochetosis. Its cells are anaerobic, sigmoidal with tapered ends, 2 to 6 µm long. Four flagella are inserted at each end of the cells. The maximal cell width is about 0.2 µm. The type strain is 513A (NCTC 11492).
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