Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from human nasal swabs by amoebal coculture.(Research)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Greub, Gilbert; La Scola, Bernard; Raoult, Didier | Copyright information

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, we performed amoebal coculture from 444 nasal samples. We recovered 7 (1.6%) ARB from 444 nasal swabs, including 4 new species provisionally named Candidatus Roseomonas massiliae, C. Rhizobium massiliae, C. Chryseobacterium massiliae, and C, Amoebinatu...

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