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  3. Bordetella petrii from a clinical sample in Australia: isolation and molecular identification

Bordetella petrii from a clinical sample in Australia: isolation and molecular identification

  • J Med Microbiol. 2007 Mar;56(Pt 3):435-437. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.46976-0.
D Stark 1,  L A Riley 1,  J Harkness 1,  D Marriott 1
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW, Australia.
PMID: 17314377 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46976-0
Abstract

The first isolation of Bordetella petrii from a patient with chronic suppurative mastoiditis is reported. Molecular characterization of the isolate was performed by sequencing the small-subunit rRNA gene, the Bordetella outer-membrane protein A gene (ompA) and the RisA response regulator gene (risA). This is the first reported case of B. petrii causing suppurative mastoiditis and only the second documented case of a clinically significant B. petrii isolate.

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