Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia

A.S.J. Mikosza; T. La; W.B. de Boer; D.J. Hampson

doi:10.1128/JCM.39.1.347-350.2001

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Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia

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Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia

A.S.J. Mikosza, T. La, W.B. de Boer and D.J. Hampson

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.39(1), pp.347-350

2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.1.347-350.2001

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Abstract

DNA from gastrointestinal biopsy specimens from 28 Australian patients with histologic evidence of intestinal spirochetosis (IS) was subjected to PCRs to amplify segments of the 16S rRNA and NADH oxidase genes of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli. B. aalborgi was identified in specimens from 24 (85.7%) patients and B. pilosicoli in those from 4 (14.3%) patients (2 of whom were also positive for B. aalborgi). For two patients, no product was amplified. This study demonstrates that B. aalborgi is much more commonly involved in histologically identified IS in Australian patients than is B. pilosicoli. This is the first report of amplification of B. pilosicoli DNA from humans with IS

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Title: Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia
Authors/Creators: A.S.J. Mikosza (Author/Creator)
T. La (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
W.B. de Boer (Author/Creator) - Department of Anatomical Pathology, PathCentre, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009,#N#2#N# Australia
D.J. Hampson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.39(1), pp.347-350
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Identifiers: 991005543782207891
Copyright: © 2001, American Society for Microbiology
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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