Quantitative detection of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis subtypes isolated from children with and without diarrhea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 416-418

  Merino, V R C ^a   Nakano, V ^a   Liu, C ^b   Song, Y ^b   Finegold, S M ^b,c   Avila Campos, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BFT 1 PROTEIN; BFT 2 PROTEIN; BFT 3 PROTEIN; ENTEROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 78650894773     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01556-10     Document Type: Article

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