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

ANDREW S. J. MIKOSZA; TOM LA; W. BASTIAAN DE BOER; D. J. Hampson

doi:10.1128/JCM.39.1.347-350.2001

Author(s)

ANDREW S. J. MIKOSZA
TOM LA
W. BASTIAAN DE BOER
D. J. Hampson

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-350
Journal / Publication	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	39
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jan 2001
Externally published	Yes

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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 forB. 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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Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia. / MIKOSZA, ANDREW S. J.; LA, TOM; BASTIAAN DE BOER, W.; Hampson, D. J.

In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 39, No. 1, 01.2001, p. 347-350.

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MIKOSZA, ANDREWSJ, LA, TOM, BASTIAAN DE BOER, W & Hampson, DJ 2001, 'Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 347-350. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.1.347-350.2001

MIKOSZA, ANDREW. S. J., LA, TOM., BASTIAAN DE BOER, W., & Hampson, D. J. (2001). Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 39(1), 347-350. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.1.347-350.2001

MIKOSZA ANDREWSJ, LA TOM, BASTIAAN DE BOER W, Hampson DJ. Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2001 Jan;39(1):347-350. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.1.347-350.2001

MIKOSZA, ANDREW S. J. ; LA, TOM ; BASTIAAN DE BOER, W. ; Hampson, D. J. / Comparative prevalences of Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli as etiologic agents of histologically identified intestinal spirochetosis in Australia. In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2001 ; Vol. 39, No. 1. pp. 347-350.