Classification of Bacteroides Fragilis Group

Bacteroides Fragilis군의 분리 및 동정에 관하여

Six strains of Bacteroides fragilis group were isolated from clinical specimens, and these isolates were classified by the resistance to bile and kanamycin, and by catalase and indole reaction. Of 6 strains, 4 strains were belonged to B. fragilis and 2 were B. uniformis. Among 6 strains, only 2 of B. fragilis harbored plasmids. But these plasmid showed no correlation with phenotypic expression. There were some differences in susceptibility to 23 ${\beta}$-lactam antibiotics, also, marked susceptibility differences were found between 2 species, so these results may be contributed to the treatment of infection due to this micro-organism and the identification of these species.