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Brachyspira aalborgi infection diagnosed by culture and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing using human colonic biopsy specimens.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2000
Kraaz W, Pettersson B, Thunberg U, Engstrand L, Fellström C
Abstract excerpt
In this study we report on the isolation and characterization of the intestinal spirochete Brachyspira aalborgi using human mucosal biopsy specimens taken from the colon of a young adult male with intestinal spirochetosis. A selective medium, containing 400 microg of spectinomycin/ml and 5 microg of polymyxin/ml was used for the isolation procedure. A high degree of similarity, in terms of phenotypic properties...
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