Bacillus cereus containing nheA, hblC and cytk enterotoxin genes is associated with acute childhood gastroenteritis in Nigeria.
Indian J Med Microbiol
; 51: 100666, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Bacillus cereus is rarely implicated when diarrheal cases in children are diagnosed in developing countries due to the lack of molecular methods to identify its enterotoxigenic genes. We report that out of 62 enterobacteria isolated from 70 stool samples collected from children hospitalized at the Mile 4 Hospital, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, 24 isolates were identified as B. cereus based on 16SrRNA gene sequence. The enterotoxins genes nheA and cytK2 were detected in 23 out of the 24 isolates, while hblC was detected in 19 isolates. B. cereus may be responsible for greater number of yearly incidences of acute childhood gastroenteritis in Nigeria.
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MEDLINE
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Bacillus cereus
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Enterotoxinas
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Heces
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Gastroenteritis
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Africa
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Indian J Med Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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2024
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Article