Microbiology (medical)


Publications
287

Detection of “ Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Two Patients with Severe Febrile Illnesses: Evidence for a European Sequence Variant

Citation
von Loewenich et al. (2010). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 48 (7)
Names
Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis
Abstract
ABSTRACT Recently, a new genus of Anaplasmataceae termed “ Candidatus Neoehrlichia” was discovered in ticks and rodents. Here, we report on two patients who suffered from febrile bacteremia due to “ Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” associated with thrombotic or hemorrhagic events. 16S rRNA and groEL gene sequencing provided evidence of three groups of sequence variants.

First Case of Human “ Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” Infection in a Febrile Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Citation
Welinder-Olsson et al. (2010). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 48 (5)
Names
Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis
Abstract
ABSTRACT An immunocompromised patient presented with febrile episodes, an erysipelas-like rash, and thromboembolic complications. Amplification of 16S rRNA gene sequences from blood and sequence analysis revealed “ Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis.” We report the first case of human disease caused by “ Ca . Neoehrlichia mikurensis.”

Identification of a Novel, Invasive, Not-Yet-Cultivated Treponema sp. in the Large Intestine of Pigs by PCR Amplification of the 16S rRNA Gene

Citation
Mølbak et al. (2006). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 44 (12)
Names
“Treponema suis”
Abstract
ABSTRACT Laser capture microdissection in combination with fluorescent in situ hybridization was used to identify an unknown species of spirochetes from the pig colonic mucosa. The 16S rRNA gene was PCR amplified, and the closest related type strain was Treponema bryantii T (90.1%). The spirochete, here named “ Candidatus Treponema suis, ” was associated with colitis, including invasion of

Phylogenetic Analysis of “CandidatusMycoplasma turicensis” Isolates from Pet Cats in the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa, with Analysis of Risk Factors for Infection

Citation
Willi et al. (2006). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 44 (12)
Names
Ca. Mycoplasma turicensis
Abstract
ABSTRACTTwo hemotropic mycoplasmas have been recognized in cats,Mycoplasma haemofelisand “CandidatusMycoplasma haemominutum.” We recently described a third feline hemoplasma species, designated “CandidatusMycoplasma turicensis,” in a Swiss cat with hemolytic anemia. This isolate induced anemia after experimental transmission to two specific-pathogen-free cats and analysis of the 16S rRNA gene revealed its close relationship to rodent hemotropic mycoplasmas. The agent was recently shown to be pre