Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Aug;28(8):1718-1719. doi: 10.3201/eid2808.211567.
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).
我们报告了一例日本患者因胃肠道穿孔引起的纳豆芽孢杆菌变异引起的菌血症。生物素的基因和表型研究鉴定为纳豆芽孢杆菌变异。该病例和日本的另外 3 例可能与食用纳豆(发酵大豆)有关。