Objectives: Bacteroides fragilis, a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is alternately a gut commensal or virulent pathogen and is an important reservoir for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of bacterial resistance and virulence genes in the human gastrointestinal tract. We identified a unique conjugative transposon (CTn) in a multidrug resistant clinical isolate of B. fragilis (BF-HMW615); we nam...

1K Rajendra, 2TK Ramamurthy, 3K Gopikrishna, 4GV Ramachandra Reddy, 5K Srinivas, 6S Patil 1Postgraduate Student, AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 2,4Professor, AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 3Senior Lecturer, AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Ka...

ellis-van creveld sydrome (chondroectodermal dysplasia) is a hereditary form of short limb disproportionate dwarfism characterized by diffuse involvement of skeletal system and visceral organs. two brothers affected by this syndrome are presented here following a brief account of the disease's manifestations.

Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome or chondroectodermal dysplasia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder presenting several skeletal manifestations and congenital heart malformations. Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome comprises of a tetrad of clinical manifestations of chondrodysplasia, polydactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and cardiac defects. Here, we are presenting a very rare case of Ellis-Van Creveld syndro...