title: Helicobacter westmeadii sp. nov., a new species isolated from blood cultures of two AIDS patients.
abstract: A slowly growing anaerobic Helicobacter species was isolated from the blood cultures of two human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients admitted to Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia, with fevers. The morphology of the isolates was consistent with Helicobacter cinaedi or Helicobacter fennelliae. The results of culture growth conditions, biochemical tests, gas chromatography data, ribotyping, and 16S rDNA sequencing showed that these isolates represent a new Helicobacter species, for which the name Helicobacter westmeadii has been proposed.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. nicollet@cidm.wh.su.edu.au
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Trivett-Moore
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Rawlinson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D015497:HIV-1; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial