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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
The bile-resistant, strictly anaerobic bacterium Bilophila wadsworthia is found in human faecal flora, in human infections and in environmental samples. A specific PCR primer set for the gene encoding the first metabolic enzyme in the degradative pathway for taurine in B. wadsworthia, taurine:pyruvate aminotransferase (tpa), was developed and tested. In addition, enrichment cultures were started from faecal samples of primates and felines and shown to contain B. wadsworthia. These were subcultured on agar media and then identified by PCR fingerprinting. PCR for tpa was successful in all positive enrichment cultures and showed no amplification signal in a variety of other bacterial species. Therefore, this PCR method could be a promising tool for rapid detection of B. wadsworthia in biological samples.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0378-1097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
261
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
74-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of Bilophila wadsworthia by specific PCR which targets the taurine:pyruvate aminotransferase gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies