Studies On Enteropathogenicity Of Bacteroides Fragilis Group

Attempts made to study the enteropathogenic potential of 35 strains of B. fragilis group (6 standard strains, 17 from extra intestinal infections and 12 strains isolated from stools of infants with diarrhoea) did not show enterotoxin production by Rabbit ileal loop test, enteroinvasiveness by Sereney’s keratoconjuctivitis test and permeability by rabbit skin test.