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Identification and characterization of Serpulina pilosicoli isolates recovered from the blood of critically ill patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 1997
Trott D J, Jensen N S, Saint Girons I, Oxberry S L, Stanton T B, Lindquist D, Hampson D J
Abstract excerpt
The phenotypic and genetic characteristics of spirochetes isolated from the blood of one U.S. and six French patients with severe clinical disease or impaired immunity were examined. All spirochetes were anaerobic, weakly beta-hemolytic, positive for hippurate hydrolysis, and negative for beta-glucosidase activity. Cell lengths ranged from 4 to 8 microm, and each isolate had between 8 and 12 periplasmic flagella...
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