| detection of simkania negevensis by culture, pcr, and serology in respiratory tract infection in cornwall, uk. | respiratory tract infections are often treated empirically without investigation to detect the aetiological agent, which may be a virus or a bacterium, including atypical pathogens such as chlamydophila pneumoniae or mycoplasma pneumoniae. recently, several types chlamydia-like intracellular bacteria have been detected in environmental samples and clinical specimens. little is known of their geographical distribution and potential pathogenicity. we describe the detection, by pcr and isolation in ... | 2006 | 16505289 |