Taber's Medical Dictionary
Brachyspira
(brā″kē-spī′ră)
[″ + spir(ochete)]
A genus of spirochete that occasionally colonizes the lower gastrointestinal tract. It causes dysentery in animals such as dogs or pigs and has been identified as a cause of human disease, e.g., abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Brachyspira." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731447/all/Brachyspira.
Brachyspira. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731447/all/Brachyspira. Accessed March 30, 2023.
Brachyspira. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731447/all/Brachyspira
Brachyspira [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 30]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731447/all/Brachyspira.
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