Isolation ofAcholeplasma oculi from human amniotic fluid in early pregnancy |
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| Authors: | Ken B. Waites Joseph G. Tully David L. Rose Peggy A. Marriott Richard O. Davis Dr. Gail H. Cassell |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, 530 Volker Hall, University Station, 35294 Birmingham, Alabama, USA;(2) Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama;(3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama;(4) Mycoplasma Section, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Frederick Cancer Research Facility, Frederick, Maryland, USA |
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| Abstract: | Acholeplasmas have been isolated from a variety of animals, insects, and plants, but onlyAcholeplasma laidlawii has previously been found in humans. We have isolatedAcholeplasma oculi in pure culture from the amniotic fluid of a woman at 19 weeks of gestation. The organism was positively identified by growth inhibition, epi-immunofluorescence, and arbutin hydrolysis. Demonstration of organisms directly in amniotic fluid by DNA fluorochrome and immunofluorescence staining provided additional evidence that the isolate was genuine and not a medium contaminant. The remainder of the pregnancy was unremarkable, and a full-term male infant was delivered without complications. Even though there is some evidence possibly associatingA. oculi with various diseases in livestock, the prevalence and significance ofA. oculi in humans has not been determined. |
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