Occurrence of Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin gene-carrying strains in Germany and the United States.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 38 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000