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 | |
Brachyspira aalborgi Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982 |
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).