Weakly haemolytic variants of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae newly emerged in Europe belong to a distinct subclade with unique genetic properties.
Roderick M Card,
Tom La,
Eric R Burrough,
Richard J Ellis,
Javier Nunez-Garcia,
Jill R Thomson,
Maxime Mahu,
Nyree D Phillips,
David J Hampson,
Judith Rohde,
Alexander W Tucker
May 28, 2019
Brachyspira (B.) hyodysenteriae is widespread globally, and can cause mucohaemorrhagic colitis (swine dysentery, SD) with severe economic impact in infected herds. Typical strains of B. hyodysenteriae are strongly haemolytic on...