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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Colección:
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Bacteroides fragilis
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Enterotoxinas
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Genes Bacterianos
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil