Bacillus cereus containing nheA, hblC and cytk enterotoxin genes is associated with acute childhood gastroenteritis in Nigeria

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作者：

David, Ebuka E. ^{[1
,4
]}

Igwenyi, Ikechuku O. ^{[2
]}

Iroha, Ifeanyichukwu R. ^{[3
]}

Martins, Layla F. ^{[4
]}

Uceda-Campos, Guillermo ^{[4
]}

da Silva, Aline M. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Alex Ekwueme Fed Univ Ndufu Alike, Dept Biochem, Ikwo, Nigeria

[2] Ebonyi State Univ, Dept Biochem, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

[3] Ebonyi State Univ, Dept Microbiol, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Chem, Dept Biochem, Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2024年 / 51卷

关键词：

Diarrheal syndrome; Emesis; Gastroenteritis; Toxigenic; B; cereus; FOOD;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100666

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

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.

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