Isolation, detection, and characterization of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in clinical samples

Open Microbiology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue Suppl-1, M3, 2016, Pages 57-63

  Fathi, Payam ^a   Wu, Shaoguang ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; Diarrheal illness; Enterotoxigenicm form; Human gut; Non enterotoxigenic

Indexed keywords

FRAGILYSIN;

ABSCESS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLON CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84971663741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18742858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874285801610010057     Document Type: Review

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