| colonization and risk factors for brachyspira aalborgi and brachyspira pilosicoli in humans and dogs on tea estates in assam, india. | the prevalence of colonization with the anaerobic intestinal spirochaetes brachyspira aalborgi and brachyspira pilosicoli was investigated in humans (n = 316) and dogs (n = 101) living on three tea estates in assam, india. colonization was detected using pcr on dna from faeces. nineteen (6%) human faecal samples contained b. aalborgi dna, 80 (25.3%) contained b. pilosicoli dna, and 10 (3.2%) contained dna from both species. one canine sample contained dna from b. pilosicoli. significant factors ... | 2004 | 14979599 |