Rapid detection and identification of Brachyspira aalborgi from rectal biopsies and faeces of a patient

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-153

  Calderaro, Adriana ^a   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^b   Conter, Mauro ^a   Ragni, Patrizia ^a   Piccolo, Giovanna ^a   Zuelli, Claudia ^a   Bommezzadri, Simona ^a   Guégan, Rozenn ^a   Zambelli, Claudia ^b   Perandin, Francesca ^c   Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina ^a   Medici, Maria Cristina ^a   Manca, Nino ^c   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachyspira aalborgi; Diagnosis; RFLP PCR; Selective medium BAM SR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; HIPPURIC ACID; INDOLE; RIFAMPICIN; SPECTINOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; SPIROCHAETES;

EID: 0037339357     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(02)00014-1     Document Type: Article

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