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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2000, p. 2740-2742, Vol. 38, No. 7
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Identification of a Unique Helicobacter Species by 16S rRNA Gene Analysis in an Abdominal Abscess from a Patient with X-Linked Hypogammaglobulinemia

S.-R. Han,1 C. Schindel,1 R. Genitsariotis,1 E. Märker-Hermann,2 S. Bhakdi,1 and M. J. Maeurer1,*

Departments of Medical Microbiology1 and Internal Medicine,2 Johannes Gutenberg University, D-55101 Mainz, Germany

Received 21 January 2000/Returned for modification 23 February 2000/Accepted 11 April 2000

A unique Helicobacter species, MZ640285, was isolated from a patient with X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia suffering from recurrent abdominal abscesses and was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. In the phylogenetic tree, the isolate fell into a cluster which included Flexispira rappini, Helicobacter bilis, and Helicobacter sp. strain Mainz. Helicobacters are being increasingly recognized as pathogens in immunocompromised hosts. These fastidious bacteria are not easily cultured in the routine diagnostic laboratory, and this is the first report of their identification by 16S rRNA gene sequencing performed directly from a clinical specimen.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Hochhaus am Augustusplatz, D-55101 Mainz, Germany. Phone: (49)-6131-173645. Fax: (49)-6131-175580. E-mail: maeurer{at}mail.uni-mainz.de.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2000, p. 2740-2742, Vol. 38, No. 7
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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