| Brachyspira aalborgi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
| Class: | Spirochaetes |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Brachyspiraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyspira |
| Species: | B. aalborgi |
| Binomial name | |
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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. 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).