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

• Published in: Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
• Main Authors: Jansson, Désirée S, Mushtaq, Memoona, Johansson, Karl-Erik, Bonnedahl, Jonas, Waldenström, Jonas, Andersson, Dan I, Broman, Tina, Berg, Charlotte, Olsen, Björn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Strategies, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden 2015
• Subjects: Antarctica; Brachyspira; antimicrobial susceptibility; brown skua; intestinal spirochaete; kelp goose; phylogeny; snowy sheathbill; southern Atlantic region; sub-Antarctic islands; Microbiology; Mikrobiologi; 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: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-180610; https://doi.org/10.3402/iee.v5.29296

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...