Brachyspira aalborgi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
Class: | Spirochaetia |
Order: | Brachyspirales |
Family: | Brachyspiraceae |
Genus: | Brachyspira |
Species: | B. aalborgi
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Binomial name | |
Brachyspira aalborgi Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982
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Brachyspira aalborgi is a species of bacteria, one of the causative agents of intestinal spirochetosis.[1][2] 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).[3]