«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «BIOLOGIYA. ECOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «BIOLOGY. ECOLOGY»
ISSN 2073-3372 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Biology. Ecology». 2014. Vol. 7

Biological and Genetic Characteristics of Klebsiella spp. Autostrains in Children and Adults

Author(s)
E. V. Bukharova, S. M. Popkova, E. B. Rakova, Yu. P. Dzhioev, U. M. Nemchenko, E. I. Ivanova
Abstract

The paper presents the microecological characteristics of regional populations of Klebsiella spp. in the intestinal microbiota of children and adults. The sensitivity of autostrains to a number of antibiotic drugs (of groups: β-lactams, aminoglycosides and quinolones) and their phage sensitivity (to purified Klebsiella pneumoniae phage and purified Klebsiella polyvalent phage). The sample of isolates (= 60) was characterized by a high proportion of antibiotic susceptible Klebsiella. A high proportion of strains resistant to studied bacteriophages may be the cause of the low efficiency of phage therapy in children. Gene bfp is present in 18,3 % of Klebsiella strains, which indicates the adhesive potential of Klebsiella spp. by the pili formation.

Keywords
intestinal microbiota, antibiotic sensitivity, phage sensitivity, pathogenicity gene, PCR
UDC
616.992.282

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