Bilophila wadsworthia isolated from clinical specimens in Taiwan.
Bilophila wadsworthia, a newly discovered anaerobic gram-negative species, has been found in such various clinical specimens as bile, pus, blood et cetera, in addition to appendicitis specimens. The formation of black center colonies in bacteroides bile esculin (BBE) agar is one of the important characteristics of the species.
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Department of Clinical Laboratory, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
D003470:Culture Media; D006089:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans
D003470:Culture Media