Bacillus subtilis variant natto Bacteremia of Gastrointestinal Origin, Japan.

ABSTRACT: 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).

SUBMITTER: Tanaka I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328918 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature