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Background  “ Brachyspira hampsonii ”, discovered in North America in 2010 associated with dysentery-like illness, is an economically relevant swine pathogen resulting in decreased feed efficiency and increased morbidity, mortality and medication usage. “ B. hampsonii”  clade II strain 30446 has been shown to be causally associated with mucohemorrhagic diarrhea and colitis. Our objectives were to determine if “ Brachyspira hampsonii ” clade I strain 30599 is pathogenic to pigs, and to evaluate the relative diagnostic performance of three  ante mortem  sampling methodologies (direct PCR on feces, PCR on rectal GenoTube Livestock swabs,  Brachyspira  culture from rectal swabs). Five-week old pigs were intragastrically inoculated thrice with 10 8  genomic equivalents  "B. hampsonii"  (n = 12), or served as sham controls (n = 6). Feces were sampled and consistency assessed daily. Necropsies were performed 24 h after peak clinical signs.    Results  One pig died due to unrelated illness. Nine of 11 inoculated pigs, but no controls, developed mucoid or mucohemorrhagic diarrhea (MHD). Characteristic lesions of swine dysentery were observed in large intestine.  “B. hampsonii”  strain 30599 DNA was detected by qPCR in feces of all inoculated pigs for up to 6 days prior to the onset of MHD. The organism was isolated from the feces and colons of pigs demonstrating MHD, but not from controls.  B. intermedia  was isolated from inoculated pigs without MHD, and from 5 of 6 controls.    Conclusions  We conclude that “ Brachyspira hampsonii ” clade I strain 30599 is pathogenic and causes mucohemorrhagic diarrhea and colitis in susceptible pigs. Moreover, the three sampling methodologies performed similarly. GenoTube Livestock, a forensic swab designed to preserve DNA during shipping is a useful tool especially in settings where timely transport of diagnostic samples is challenging.

Confirmation that “Brachyspira hampsonii” clade I (Canadian strain 30599) causes mucohemorrhagic diarrhea and colitis in experimentally infected pigs