title: The prevalence of enterotoxin and antibiotic resistance genes in clinical and intestinal Bacteroides fragilis group isolates in Turkey.
abstract: This study was conducted to measure the antibiotic susceptibilities, corresponding gene contents, and the enterotoxin gene bft, in 50 Bacteroides fragilis group isolates, 25 of which were clinical and 25 intestinal. The resistance rates to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, imipenem and metronidazole were low; ampicillin and tetracyclin resistance was high; clindamycin resistance and ermF gene presence was also high. Regarding phenotypical bacterial resistance and the presence of resistance genes, there was not statistically significant difference between clinical and intestinal isolates and bft positive and negative isolates.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Achille Aime
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kangaba
authors.affiliation: Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz Yarimcam
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Saglam
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hrisi Bahar
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Tokman
authors.affiliation: Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torun
authors.affiliation: Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: mzntorun@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Muzeyyen Mamal
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Torun
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C405031:Bacteroides fragilis toxin; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases
keywords: Bacteroides fragilis group; bft; cepA; cfiA; ermF; nim; tetQ