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Bacteroides species in the normal neonatal faecal flora

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

V. O. Rotimi  and
B. I. Duerden
V. O. Rotimi
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX
B. I. Duerden
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX
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Bacteroides spp. were isolated from the faeces of neonates and identified by rapid modifications of established conventional methods. Gram-negative anaerobic bacilli were recovered from 12 out of 16 neonates and a heavy growth of Bacteroides spp. was obtained from all 12 specimens. Twelve representative isolates from each subject were selected for identification; 141 of the 144 Bacteroides isolates belonged to the B. fragilis group and three to the B. melaninogenicus/oralis group. Eight species were represented within the B. fragilis group. B. vulgatus (c. 46%) and B. thetaiotaomicron (c. 30 %) were the predominant species. B. fragilis, the type-species of the group, formed only a small proportion of neonatal faecal flora. The proportional representation of individual species were similar to that found in adults but B. asaccharolyticus was not represented.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , October 1981 , pp. 299 - 304
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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