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Are There Naturally Occurring Pleomorphic Bacteria in the Blood of Healthy Humans?

Richard William McLaughlin, Hojatollah Vali, Peter C. K. Lau, Roger G. E. Palfree, A. De Ciccio, Marc Sirois, Darakhshan Ahmad, Richard Villemur, Marcel Desrosiers, E. C. S. Chan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2002 · 130 citations · 15 references

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Dark-field microscopy of blood from healthy individuals revealed the existence of pleomorphic microorganisms. These bacteria exhibited limited growth and susceptibility to antibiotics and could be detected by fluorescent in situ hybridization and flow cytometry. They were further characterized by analysis of their 16S rRNA and gyrB genes.

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