Are There Naturally Occurring Pleomorphic Bacteria in the Blood of Healthy Humans?
Open Access
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 40 (12) , 4771-4775
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.40.12.4771-4775.2002
Abstract
Dark-field microscopy of blood from healthy individuals revealed the existence of pleomorphic microorganisms. These bacteria exhibited limited growth and susceptibility to antibiotics and could be detected by fluorescent in situ hybridization and flow cytometry. They were further characterized by analysis of their 16S rRNA and gyrB genes.Keywords
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