title: Occurrence of Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin gene-carrying strains in Germany and the United States.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. clam@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Claros
authors.forename: Z C
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Claros
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rodloff
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C091198:fragilysin