ISOLATION OF BORRELIA REFRINGENS IN PURE CULTURE FROM PATIENTS WITH CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA

Hanson, Albert W. (Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Ga.), and George R. Cannefax. Isolation of Borrelia refringens in pure culture from patients with condylomata acuminata. J. Bacteriol. 88:111-113. 1964.-Borrelia refringens was isolated from five of ten clinical specimens by use of a modification of the Noguchi technique. An enriched anaerobic medium is described for the cultivation of B. refringens with retention of morphological characteristics.