| canine intestinal spirochetes consist of serpulina pilosicoli and a newly identified group provisionally designated "serpulina canis" sp. nov. | the spirochetes inhabiting the large intestines of humans and animals consist of a diverse group of related organisms. intestinal spirochetosis caused by serpulina pilosicoli is a newly recognized enteric disease of human beings and animals with potential public health significance. the purpose of this study was to determine the species identity of canine intestinal spirochetes by comparing 30 isolates obtained from dogs in australia (n = 25) and the united states (n = 5) with reference strains ... | 1998 | 9666003 |
| colonisation of pet shop puppies with brachyspira pilosicoli. | anaerobic intestinal spirochaetes of the genus brachyspira are known to colonise dogs, but relatively little is known about their prevalence, distribution or pathogenic potential. one species, brachyspira pilosicoli, is thought to cause diarrhoea in dogs, as well as in other animals and humans. to investigate the prevalence and distribution of infection, faecal samples from 49 puppies from six pet shops in the suburbs of perth, western australia were subjected to selective culture for anaerobic ... | 2003 | 12637005 |
| prevalence of brachyspira pilosicoli and "brachyspira canis" in dogs and their association with diarrhoea. | the aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of colonization with intestinal spirochaetes in dogs, and to assess their association with diarrhoea. to achieve this, faecal samples from 311 dogs were obtained between november 2008 and april 2009 and cultured for brachyspira species. a total of 41 brachyspira spp. isolates were recovered, and these were classified into species according to their biochemical properties, and results of a b. pilosicoli species-specific pcr, and partial am ... | 2010 | 20570060 |
| faecal excretion of intestinal spirochaetes by urban dogs, and their pathogenicity in a chick model of intestinal spirochaetosis. | this study aimed to obtain information about the types of spirochaetes colonising urban dogs in thailand, and to investigate their pathogenic potential in a day-old chick model of intestinal spirochaetosis. spirochaetes were isolated from the faeces of six of 47 (12.8%) healthy dogs and 11 of 104 (10.6%) dogs with diarrhoea. their biochemical properties and 16s ribosomal dna sequences were analysed. four isolates were identified as brachyspira pilosicoli, three resembled "brachyspira pulli", nin ... | 2011 | 21320714 |