Presence of Brachyspira aalborgi and B. pilosicoli in feces of patients with diarrhea [4]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4492-

  Mikosza, Andrew S J ^a   Hampson, David J ^a   Koopmans, Marion P G ^b   Van Duynhoven, Yvonne T H P ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ADULT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPIROCHAETALES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI;

EID: 0043282739     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4492.2003     Document Type: Letter

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