| an unexpectedly high prevalence of colonization with the intestinal spirochaete brachyspira aalborgi amongst residents of the indonesian island of bali. | pcr assays designed to amplify dna from the anaerobic intestinal spirochaete brachyspira aalborgi were conducted on dna extracted from 938 faecal samples from 469 residents on the indonesian island of bali. the individuals tested were sampled twice in one year and were from four rural villages, one peri-urban centre and the capital city, denpasar. overall, an unexpectedly high prevalence of colonization (24.7%) was found, with prevalence rates at different locations varying from a low of 15.6% a ... | 2008 | 18809551 |
| prevalence, risk factors and molecular epidemiology of brachyspira pilosicoli in humans on the island of bali, indonesia. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and epidemiology of the anaerobic intestinal spirochaete brachyspira pilosicoli amongst indonesians living in rural and urban settings on the island of bali. faecal samples (n = 992) were collected on two occasions, 4 months apart, from people living in four traditional farming villages, one peri-urban location and one urban area. samples were cultured anaerobically on selective agar and intestinal spirochaete isolates were confirmed to ... | 2004 | 15017290 |