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Dissemination of clonal groups of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae amongst pig farms in Spain, and their relationships to isolates from other countries.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Osorio Jesús, Carvajal Ana, Naharro Germán, La Tom, Phillips Nyree D, Rubio Pedro, Hampson David J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Swine dysentery (SD) is a widespread diarrhoeal disease of pigs caused by infection of the large intestine with the anaerobic intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. Understanding the dynamics of SD, and hence being able to develop more effective measures to counter its spread, depends on the ability to characterise B. hyodysenteriae variants and trace relationships of epidemic strains....
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