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Brachyspira pilosicoli Brachyspira pilosicoli An extremely slow-growing and fastidious gram-negative, oxygen-tolerant, anaerobic spirochete, which colonises many animal species. It is commonly (circa 30%) isolated from the faeces of people of developing countries and in HIV+ patients and male homosexuals in Western societies, and often isolated from patients with intestinal spirochaetosis. |