Toxigenic and non-toxigenic patterns I, II and III and biofilm-forming ability in Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated from patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer

Abstract Background Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) associated with the initiation and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been alarmingly reported all over the world. In this study, simultaneous investigation of toxigenic and non-toxigenic patterns I, II and III and biofilm forma...

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Main Authors: Seyedesomaye Jasemi, Mohammad Emaneini, Mohammad Sadegh Fazeli, Zahra Ahmadinejad, Bizhan Nomanpour, Fatemah Sadeghpour Heravi, Leonardo A. Sechi, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
CRC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-020-00366-5