Article
Helicobacter winghamensis sp. nov., a novel Helicobacter sp. isolated from patients with gastroenteritis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2001
Melito P L, Munro C, Chipman P R, Woodward D L, Booth T F, Rodgers F G
Abstract excerpt
From 1997 to 1999 seven isolates of Campylobacter-like organisms from five patients that were exhibiting symptoms of gastroenteritis, including fever, stomach malaise, and diarrhea, were investigated. The organisms were isolated from stool samples and found to exhibit a diverse colony morphology; hence multiple isolates were submitted from one of the patients. All isolates were found to be identical. The...
Topics
- Adult
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Child
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Gastroenteritis
- Genes, rRNA
- Genotype
- Helicobacter
- Helicobacter Infections
- Humans
- Microscopy, Electron
