"A . persicus " has a worldwide distribution in warm climates and is a carrier of avian spirochetosis in chickens.
2.
Spirochetosis of the appendix, caused by " Brachyspira aalborgi " or " Brachyspira pilosicoli ", is not associated with appendicitis.
3.
""'Brachyspira aalborgi " "'is a species of bacteria, one of the causative agents of intestinal spirochetosis.
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Reiter initially concluded that the syndrome was caused by a spirochete, which he found in the military officer's blood, and named it spirochetosis arthritis.