Efficiency of various bile salt preparations for stimulation of Clostridium difficile spore germination.
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Wilson, KH
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
October 1983
Taurocholate, desoxycholate, and cholate stimulated germination of Clostridium difficile spores in broth medium and enhanced recovery of C. difficile spores on a selective agar medium. Desoxycholate and some crude taurocholate preparations also inhibited multiplication of vegetative cells. At a concentration of 1.2 X 10(-2) M, sodium cholate inhibited multiplication of vegetative cells, but at concentrations of 1.2 X 10(-3) to 2.4 X 10(-3) M, it stimulated germination without inhibiting cell multiplication. Thus, pure sodium taurocholate and sodium cholate may effectively be incorporated in cefoxitin-cycloserine-fructose agar, whereas some crude preparations of sodium taurocholate decrease recovery on this medium.
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J Clin Microbiol
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0095-1137
Publication Date
October 1983
Volume
18
Issue
4
Start / End Page
1017 / 1019
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United States
Related Subject Headings
- Taurocholic Acid
- Spores, Bacterial
- Microbiology
- Deoxycholic Acid
- Clostridium
- Cholic Acids
- Bile Acids and Salts
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Wilson, K. H. (1983). Efficiency of various bile salt preparations for stimulation of Clostridium difficile spore germination. J Clin Microbiol, 18(4), 1017–1019. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.18.4.1017-1019.1983
Wilson, K. H. “Efficiency of various bile salt preparations for stimulation of Clostridium difficile spore germination.” J Clin Microbiol 18, no. 4 (October 1983): 1017–19. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.18.4.1017-1019.1983.
Wilson KH. Efficiency of various bile salt preparations for stimulation of Clostridium difficile spore germination. J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Oct;18(4):1017–9.
Wilson, K. H. “Efficiency of various bile salt preparations for stimulation of Clostridium difficile spore germination.” J Clin Microbiol, vol. 18, no. 4, Oct. 1983, pp. 1017–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/jcm.18.4.1017-1019.1983.
Wilson KH. Efficiency of various bile salt preparations for stimulation of Clostridium difficile spore germination. J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Oct;18(4):1017–1019.
Published In
J Clin Microbiol
DOI
ISSN
0095-1137
Publication Date
October 1983
Volume
18
Issue
4
Start / End Page
1017 / 1019
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Taurocholic Acid
- Spores, Bacterial
- Microbiology
- Deoxycholic Acid
- Clostridium
- Cholic Acids
- Bile Acids and Salts
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences