Investigation of the Coexistence of Enterotoxin Genes (bft) and Carbapenemase Genes (cfiA) Among Bacteroides fragilis Strains

Introduction: Bacteroides fragilis constitutes about 1 to 2% of the normal colon flora in humans; however, this bacterium is the most commonly encountered bacterium from anaerobic infections due to its several virulence factors. Some strains produce a 20 kDa heatlabile enterotoxin, which is a Zn+-de...

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Main Authors: Nurver TOPRAK ÜLGER, Arzu İLKİ, Neşe BALKAN, Nilay ÖZEL, Güner SÖYLETİR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2011-03-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2011-16-1-017-022.pdf