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Bacillus cereus containing nheA, hblC and cytk enterotoxin genes is associated with acute childhood gastroenteritis in Nigeria.
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Indian journal of medical microbiology [Indian J Med Microbiol] 2024 Sep-Oct; Vol. 51, pp. 100666. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 10. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Bacillus cereus is rarely implicated when diarrheal cases in children are diagnosed in developing countries due to the lack of molecular methods to identify its enterotoxigenic genes. We report that out of 62 enterobacteria isolated from 70 stool samples collected from children hospitalized at the Mile 4 Hospital, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, 24 isolates were identified as B. cereus based on 16SrRNA gene sequence. The enterotoxins genes nheA and cytK2 were detected in 23 out of the 24 isolates, while hblC was detected in 19 isolates. B. cereus may be responsible for greater number of yearly incidences of acute childhood gastroenteritis in Nigeria.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest Authors Declare No Competing Interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Bacterial Proteins genetics
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections epidemiology
Nigeria epidemiology
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics
Bacillus cereus genetics
Bacillus cereus isolation & purification
Bacillus cereus classification
Enterotoxins analysis
Enterotoxins genetics
Feces microbiology
Gastroenteritis microbiology
Gastroenteritis epidemiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1998-3646
- Volume :
- 51
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Indian journal of medical microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38986771
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100666