Enterotoxigenic and nontoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated in Brazil

Enterotoxigenic and nontoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated in Brazil

The presence of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis and nontoxigenic B. fragilis (NTBF) among 109 strains isolated from 1980-2008 in Brazil were investigated by PCR. One strain, representing 0.9% of the total analyzed strains, harbored the bft gene which was identified as bft-1 isoform based on PCR...

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Main Authors: Karla R Miranda, Mariana F Dias, Priscilla LS Guimarães, Renata F Boente, Heidi Pauer, Priscila Z Ramos, Laís S Falcão, Eliane de O Ferreira, Ilana T Balassiano, Livia Q Ferreira, Joaquim dos Santos-Filho, Geraldo R de Paula, Eduardo NF Antunes, Katia ES Avelar, Regina MCP Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Bacteroides fragilis toxin
enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis
nontoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis
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