The Majority of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> Strains Isolated From Blood Cultures Were Derived From Traditional Japanese Fermented Soybeans Natto: A Single-center Retrospective Study
Most <i>B. subtilis</i> blood strains isolates were <i>B. subtilis</i> var. <i>natto</i>. This bacteremia carried significant severity, with a 16% 30-day mortality rate and 28% requiring urgent interventions. Clinicians should not dismiss <i>B. subtilis</i> var. <i>natto</i>, a probiotic strain, as harmless.
Authors
- Kotone Nakanishi
- Ryuichi Minoda Sada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-6822)
- Giichi Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8007-3215)
- Satoshi Kutsuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-8955)
- Shungo Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3207-8403)
- Eisuke Kuroda
- Noriyuki Abe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7667-3197)
- Miaotian Cai
- Shigeto Hamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-9982)
- Akira Okura
Institutions
- Tenri Hospital (JP)
- Osaka University of Human Sciences (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf574
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81