Attempted isolation of Nanobacterium sp. microorganisms from upper urinary tract stones

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 368-372

  Drancourt, Michel ^a   Jacomo, Véronique ^a   Lépidi, Hubert ^b   Lechevallier, Eric ^b   Grisoni, Vincent ^c   Coulange, Christian ^b   Ragni, Edith ^d   Alasia, Claude ^e   Dussol, Bertrand ^f   Berland, Yvon ^f   Raoult, Didier ^a,b  

^a Unité des Rickettsies   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^e TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NANOPARTICLE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS;

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; URINARY CALCULI;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; NANOBACTERIUM; NANOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 12244263781     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.368-372.2003     Document Type: Article

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