Journal article
Identification of weakly haemolytic Brachyspira isolates recovered from pigs with diarrhoea in Spain and Portugal and comparison with results from other countries
Research in Veterinary Science, Vol.95(3), pp.861-869
2013
Abstract
Weakly haemolytic anaerobic intestinal spirochaetes of the genus Brachyspira are commonly identified based on species-specific gene sequences. Apart from the pathogenic Brachyspira pilosicoli, the distribution and disease associations of the other weakly haemolytic Brachyspira species in pigs have not been comprehensively investigated. In this study weakly haemolytic Brachyspira isolates (n = 67) from Spanish and Portuguese pigs with diarrhoea, negative in a routine diagnostic PCR for B. pilosicoli, were identified by sequencing their NADH oxidase genes (nox). Nearly half the isolates were identified as Brachyspira murdochii (n = 31; 46.3%). The others were Brachyspira innocens (n = 26; 38.8%), Brachyspira intermedia (n = 7; 10.4%), "Brachyspira pulli" (n = 1; 1.5%) and a potentially novel Brachyspira species (n = 2; 3%). Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) on a subset of 18 isolates confirmed their species designations, including the potential new species, and identified similarities to strains from other countries.
Details
- Title
- Identification of weakly haemolytic Brachyspira isolates recovered from pigs with diarrhoea in Spain and Portugal and comparison with results from other countries
- Authors/Creators
- J. Osorio (Author/Creator)A. Carvajal (Author/Creator)G. Naharro (Author/Creator)P. Rubio (Author/Creator)T. La (Author/Creator)N.D. Phillips (Author/Creator)D.J. Hampson (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Research in Veterinary Science, Vol.95(3), pp.861-869
- Publisher
- Harcourt Publishers Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005543315907891
- Copyright
- © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Metrics
161 File views/ downloads
63 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Citation topics
- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.248 Sexually Transmitted Infections
- 1.248.2445 Lawsonia Intracellularis
- Web Of Science research areas
- Veterinary Sciences
- ESI research areas
- Plant & Animal Science