Variation in the surface layer proteins of Clostridium difficile

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-135

  McCoubrey, Jodie ^a   Poxton, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Guanidine hydrochloride; Phenotyping; Surface layer; Surface layer protein

Indexed keywords

ANAZOLENE SODIUM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; GUANIDINE; S LAYER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GUANIDINE; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RABBITS;

EID: 0034838562     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(01)00246-2     Document Type: Article

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