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Brachyspira aalborgi

Brachyspira aalborgi
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).



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