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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Casson, Nicola ; Michel, Rolf ; Müller, Karl-Dieter ; Aubert, John David ; Greub, Gilbert
Casson, Nicola ; Michel, Rolf ; Müller, Karl-Dieter ; Aubert, John David ; Greub, Gilbert Less -
Description:
Using ameba coculture, we grew a Naegleria endosymbiont. Phenotypic, genetic, and phylogenetic analyses supported its affiliation as Protochlamydia naegleriophila sp. nov. We then developed a specific diagnostic PCR for Protochlamydia spp. When applied to bronchoalveolar lavages, results of this PCR were positive for 1 patient with pneumonia. Further studies are needed to assess the role of Protochlamydia spp. in pneumonia.
Subject:
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Acanthamoeba Castellanii
Animals
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Chlamydia-like Organisms
Chlamydiae
Chlamydia Infections
Chlamydiales
Dispatch
DNA, Bacterial
Humans
Naegleria
Obligate Intracellular Bacteria
Parachlamydiaceae
Pathogenicity
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Protochlamydia
Quantitative PCR
TaqMan PCR

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(1):168-172.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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