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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2000, p. 1996-1997, Vol. 38, No. 5
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Occurrence of Bacteroides fragilis Enterotoxin Gene-Carrying Strains in Germany and the United States

Marina C. Claros,1,* Zaida C. Claros,1 Yajarayma J. Tang,2 Stuart H. Cohen,2 Joseph Silva Jr.,2 Ellie J. C. Goldstein,3 and Arne C. Rodloff1

Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany1 and Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis,2 and R. M. Alden Research Laboratory, Santa Monica,3 California

Received 17 November 1999/Returned for modification 24 January 2000/Accepted 22 February 2000

Ninety-three Bacteroides fragilis isolates from different geographic locations were analyzed for the presence of an enterotoxin-encoding gene. It was shown that blood culture isolates were more likely to carry this gene than strains from other sources. All enterotoxin-positive strains belonged to the PCR fingerprint group I.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 24, Leipzig, Germany. Phone: 49-341-9715243. Fax: 49-341-97-15209. E-mail: clam{at}medizin.uni-leipzig.de.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2000, p. 1996-1997, Vol. 38, No. 5
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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