Intestinal spirochaetes (genus Brachyspira) colonise wild birds in the southern Atlantic region and Antarctica

• Published in: Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
• Main Authors: Désirée S. Jansson, Memoona Mushtaq, Karl-Erik Johansson, Jonas Bonnedahl, Jonas Waldenström, Dan I. Andersson, Tina Broman, Charlotte Berg, Björn Olsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015
• Subjects: Antarctica; antimicrobial susceptibility; Brachyspira; brown skua; kelp goose; intestinal spirochaete; phylogeny; snowy sheathbill; southern Atlantic region; sub-Antarctic islands; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Argentina; Chionis; Pulli; Antarc*; antarcticus; Brown Skua; Chionis albus; Snowy Sheathbill; Stercorarius antarcticus; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/iee.v5.29296; https://doaj.org/article/a5ce5f9154b2490a9bbb985ebcbf2379

Introduction: The genus Brachyspira contains well-known enteric pathogens of veterinary significance, suggested agents of colonic disease in humans, and one potentially zoonotic agent. There are recent studies showing that Brachyspira are more widespread in the wildlife community than previously tho...