Microbiology
Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from amoebal coculture
Published in Blood Weekly, May 6th, 2004
"Amoebae feed on bacteria, and few bacteria can resist their microbicidal ability. Amoebal coculture could therefore be used to selectively grow these amoebae-resisting bacteria (ARB), which may be human pathogens. To isolate new ARB," amoebal cocultures were performed from 444 nasal samples," wrote scientists from Switzerland.
Seven (1.6%) ARB were recovered "from 444 nasal swabs, including 4 new species provisionally named Candidatus Roseomonas massiliae, C. Rhizobium massiliae, C. Chryseobacterium massiliae, and...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-05-06)
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