title: Isolation of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis strains in Poland.
abstract: Fecal samples of 120 children (2 weeks to 3.5 year old) hospitalized in a pediatrical ward were investigated. In 56 of them diarrhea was observed. Out of 45 anaerobic gram-negative isolated rods, two Bacteroides fragilis strains were enterotoxigenic. Production of enterotoxin was established on the Human Colonic Epithelial Cell Line HT29/C1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Medical Academy, Warszawa, Poland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meisel-Mikołajczyk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sebald
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torbicka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rafałowska
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zielińska
mesh_terms: D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002460:Cell Line; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D011014:Pneumonia; D011044:Poland
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C091198:fragilysin