Moreaccurateky, the 'group' consisted of one medical student and his
supervisor. The discovery came about because plates were left in the
incubator over an Easter long weekend!! I believe that these organisms had
been seen in biopsy specimens since around the turn of the century.
Ian Jenson
Staphman wrote in message <7honj1$4ju$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>...
>The organism had been noted in gastric biopsies many years ago but
>microbiologists had been unable to culture it until a team of workers in
>Australia made this breakthrough.
