Brachyspiraceae

Brachyspiraceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Brachyspirales
Gupta et al. 2014
Family: Brachyspiraceae
Paster 2012
Genera

Brachyspiraceae is a family of Spirochaetota.[1][2]

Spirochetosis of the Appendix, caused by Brachyspira aalborgi or Brachyspira pilosicoli, is not associated with appendicitis.[3]

  1. ^ Paster BJ, Dewhirst FE (October 2000). "Phylogenetic foundation of spirochetes". J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2 (4): 341–4. PMID 11075904.
  2. ^ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  3. ^ Westerman LJ, Schipper MEI, Stel HV, Bonten MJM, Kusters JG (December 2014). "Appendiceal spirochaetosis in children". Gut Pathog. 5 (40): 40. doi:10.1186/1757-4749-5-40. PMC 4029455. PMID 24330703.