Species-specific Mycobacterium genavense DNA in intestinal tissues of individuals not infected with human immunodeficiency virus

J M Dumonceau; P A Fonteyne; L Realini; A Van Gossum; J P Van Vooren; F Portaels

doi:10.1128/jcm.33.9.2514-2515.1995

Species-specific Mycobacterium genavense DNA in intestinal tissues of individuals not infected with human immunodeficiency virus

J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Sep;33(9):2514-5. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.9.2514-2515.1995.

Authors

J M Dumonceau¹, P A Fonteyne, L Realini, A Van Gossum, J P Van Vooren, F Portaels

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Abstract

Mycobacterium genavense species-specific DNA was detected in intestinal tissues from two of nine individuals not infected with human immunodeficiency virus. This newly described microorganism is well documented as a causative agent of disseminated infections in AIDS patients. Our results suggest that it may colonize the guts of individuals not infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
DNA, Bacterial / analysis*
HIV Infections / microbiology
Humans
Intestines / microbiology*
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycobacterium / genetics
Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
Species Specificity

Substances

DNA, Bacterial