Enterotoxigenic and nontoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated in Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 103(7): 734-735, Nov. 2008. tab
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ABSTRACT
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 percent of the total analyzed strains, harbored the bft gene which was identified as bft-1 isoform based on PCR-RFLP and sequencing. Forty-nine strains (44.9 percent) exhibited the NTBF pattern III which possesses the flanking region required for pathogenicity island acquisition in which the bftgene is codified. These data reinforce the potential of B. fragilis as an emerging enteropathogen in our country.
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Bacteroides fragilis
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Enterotoxinas
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Genes Bacterianos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil