title: Determination of bft gene subtypes in Bacteroides fragilis clinical isolates.
abstract: A rapid multiplex PCR approach was developed to detect the bft gene subtypes in Bacteroides fragilis clinical isolates. This technique could be used to look at the epidemiology of enterotoxigenic strains of B. fragilis in clinical infections and whether there is a correlation between disease and the presence of B. fragilis enterotoxin.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Section (111F), VA Medical Center, West Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA.
authors.forename: Mario J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Avila-Campos
authors.forename: Chengxu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Marie-Claire
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rowlinson
authors.forename: Sydney M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Finegold
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; C405031:Bacteroides fragilis toxin; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases