Bacillus subtilis variant natto Bacteremia of Gastrointestinal Origin, Japan

Autor: Ippei Tanaka, Satoshi Kutsuna, Misako Ohkusu, Tomoyuki Kato, Mari Miyashita, Ataru Moriya, Kiyofumi Ohkusu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 8, Pp 1718-1719 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2808.211567
Popis: We report a case of bacteremia caused by Bacillus subtilis variant natto after a gastrointestinal perforation in a patient in Japan. Genotypic and phenotypic studies of biotin identified B. subtilis var. natto. This case and 3 others in Japan may have been caused by consuming natto (fermented soybeans).
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