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Bacillus subtilis variant natto Bacteremia of Gastrointestinal Origin, Japan

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2022) 28(8) 1718-1719
DOI: 10.3201/eid2808.211567
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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).

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Tanaka, I., Kutsuna, S., Ohkusu, M., Kato, T., Miyashita, M., Moriya, A., & Ohkusu, K. (2022). Bacillus subtilis variant natto Bacteremia of Gastrointestinal Origin, Japan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(8), 1718–1719. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2808.211567

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