Bacillus subtilis variant natto Bacteremia of Gastrointestinal Origin, Japan

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 soybea...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Ippei, Kutsuna, Satoshi, Ohkusu, Misako, Kato, Tomoyuki, Miyashita, Mari, Moriya, Ataru, Ohkusu, Kiyofumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9328918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35876573
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2808.211567
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Sumario: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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