Occurrence of Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin gene-carrying strains in Germany and the United States.
Ninety-three Bacteroides fragilis isolates from different geographic locations were analyzed for the presence of an enterotoxin-encoding gene. It was shown that blood culture isolates were more likely to carry this gene than strains from other sources. All enterotoxin-positive strains belonged to the PCR fingerprint group I.
Claros
M C
MC
Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. clam@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Claros
Z C
ZC
Tang
Y J
YJ
Cohen
S H
SH
Silva
J
J
Goldstein
E J
EJ
Rodloff
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AC
D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002140:California; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005858:Germany; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology
D004768:Enterotoxins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C091198:fragilysin