Synergistic Lethality in Experimental Infections with Escherichia Coli and Bacteroides Fragilis

Overview

Journal Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Parasitology

Date 1984 Oct 1

PMID 6395577

Citations 3

Authors

A C Rodloff

H Hahn

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Abstract

Using an animal model, a synergism in lethality of infections with Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis is described. This synergism was dependent on certain dosage combinations of the infectious agents. It was demonstrated that animal-passaged, laboratory-passaged, and heat-killed B. fragilis alike were capable of producing this synergism. However, animal-passaged B. fragilis showed superior recovery rates from animal organs.

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