Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts

Bacteroides fragilis colonizes dog guts both as a commensal and as an opportunistic pathogen. This study aims to evaluate virulence factors of 13 B. fragilis strains isolated from dog intestinal tracts and their ability for biofilm formation. Capsules were detected in all the evaluated strains. A to...

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Autores principales: Reis, Ana Catarina M., Silva, Janice O., Laranjeira, Bruno J., Pinheiro, Adriana Q., Carvalho, Cibele B.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014
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Veterinary Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25242953
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author Reis, Ana Catarina M.
Silva, Janice O.
Laranjeira, Bruno J.
Pinheiro, Adriana Q.
Carvalho, Cibele B.M.
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description Bacteroides fragilis colonizes dog guts both as a commensal and as an opportunistic pathogen. This study aims to evaluate virulence factors of 13 B. fragilis strains isolated from dog intestinal tracts and their ability for biofilm formation. Capsules were detected in all the evaluated strains. A total of 61.5% of all strains were biofilm producers. These attributes most likely play an important role in B. fragilis persistent colonization in the gut.
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spelling pubmed-41662942014-09-29 Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts Reis, Ana Catarina M. Silva, Janice O. Laranjeira, Bruno J. Pinheiro, Adriana Q. Carvalho, Cibele B.M. Braz J Microbiol Veterinary Microbiology Bacteroides fragilis colonizes dog guts both as a commensal and as an opportunistic pathogen. This study aims to evaluate virulence factors of 13 B. fragilis strains isolated from dog intestinal tracts and their ability for biofilm formation. Capsules were detected in all the evaluated strains. A total of 61.5% of all strains were biofilm producers. These attributes most likely play an important role in B. fragilis persistent colonization in the gut. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-08-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4166294/ /pubmed/25242953 Text en Copyright © 2014, Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia All the content of the journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons License CC BY-NC.
spellingShingle Veterinary Microbiology
Reis, Ana Catarina M.
Silva, Janice O.
Laranjeira, Bruno J.
Pinheiro, Adriana Q.
Carvalho, Cibele B.M.
Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts
title Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts
title_full Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts
title_fullStr Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts
title_full_unstemmed Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts
title_short Virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of Bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts
title_sort virulence factors and biofilm production by isolates of bacteroides fragilis recovered from dog intestinal tracts
topic Veterinary Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25242953
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