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Species/Subspecies: Brachyspira alvinipulli
Categories: Causes hemolysis; motile
Etymology: Genus name: short spiral
Species epithet: from a hen with diarrhea
Significance:  [Of minor importance]   
Alternative Species Name(s):Serpulina alvinipulli
Taxonomy:
Phylum
Spirochaetota
Class
Spirochaetia
Order
Brachyspirales
Family
Brachyspiraceae 
Genus
Brachyspira
Type Strain: C1 (91-1207/C1) = ATCC 51933
Macromorphology (smell):
Brachyspira alvinipulli  
Small irregular colonies (0.1-1 mm) with a tendency to swarm and with weak hemolysis
Micromorphology:
Brachyspira alvinipulli  Brachyspira alvinipulli  
Thin, spiral shaped, motile with 22-30 endoflagella (axial filament) per cell.
Gram +/Gram -:G- (Uppträder som G -, men har en annan typ av cellvägg).
Metabolism: Anaerobic, but oxygen tolerant
Catalase/Oxidase:
Other Enzymes: Tryptophanase -, hippuricase +, α-galactosidase -, β-glucosidase +
Biochemical Tests: D-ribose -
Spec. Char.:
Special Media:
Disease:Intestinal disease
Hosts: Chickens
Clinical Picture:
16S rRNA Seq.:
Acc-noStrainNumber of NTOperon
EF455559 (T) 1433  

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Brachyspira alvinipulli  
Seven species with standing in nomenclature has been described within genus Brachyspira. About 10 additional species have been reported, but their names have not been approved. Some of these species have been included in the phylogenetic trees and their names are given within quotation marks (see Fig. 97:5 and 6). All species within the genus Brachyspira are very closely related, but "B. corvi", B. aalborgi and B. pilosicoli differ significantly from the other species.
Comment:Affects production
Reference(s): No. 18, 64, 70, 92
Link: The Swedish Brachyspira, Leptospira and Treponema Group
Updated:2023-03-08

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