Brachyspira aalborgi
Species of bacterium
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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]
| Brachyspira aalborgi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Brachyspirales |
| Family: | Brachyspiraceae |
| Genus: | Brachyspira |
| Species: | B. aalborgi |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyspira aalborgi Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982 | |
