PCR amplification from fixed tissue indicates frequent involvement of Brachyspira aalborgi in human intestinal spirochetosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2093-2098

  Mikosza, Andrew S J ^a   La, Tom ^a   Brooke, C Josephine ^a   Lindboe, Christian F ^b   Ward, Peter B ^c   Heine, Ralf G ^c   Guccion, John G ^d   De Boer, W Bastiaan ^e   Hampson, David J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Vest Agder Central Hospital   (Norway)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e PathCentre ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI;

EID: 0032930597     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.2093-2098.1999     Document Type: Article

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