Campylobacter cryaerophila isolated from a human. |
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| Authors: | W Tee R Baird M Dyall-Smith B Dwyer |
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| Affiliation: | Campylobacter Laboratory, Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital, Victoria, Australia. |
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| Abstract: | Campylobacter cryaerophila was recovered from a single stool specimen of a 35-year-old homosexual man who presented with intermittent diarrhea for 4 to 6 months. The isolate was identified as C. cryaerophila by using biochemical reactions and confirmed by DNA-DNA hybridization and gas-liquid chromatograph profiles. The base composition of DNA of the isolate was found to be 31.1 +/- 1 mol% (G+C). C. cryaerophila was previously reported to be associated with bovine and porcine abortions in animals. We believe this is the first report of recovery of C. cryaerophila from human stool. |
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