Distribution, detection of enterotoxigenic strains and antimicrobial drug susceptibility patterns of Bacteroides fragilis group in diarrheic and non-diarrheic feces from brazilian infants

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 603-611

  Ferreira, Débora Paula ^a   Silva, Vânia Lúcia ^a   Guimarães, Danielle Aparecida ^a   Coelho, Cíntia Marques ^a   Zauli, Danielle Alves Gomes ^b   Farias, Luiz Macêdo ^b   Carvalho, Maria Auxiliadora Roque ^b   Diniz, Claudio Galuppo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Bacteroides fragilis group; Diarrhea; ETBF

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 77954291943     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822010000300010     Document Type: Article

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