Kinetic evidence for the presence of putative germination receptors in Clostridium difficile spores

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4215-4222

  Ramirez, Norma ^a   Liggins, Marc ^a   Abel Santos, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCOCHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; TAURINE; TAUROCHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; TRITON X 100; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; GERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINETICS; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; GLYCINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 77955975936     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00488-10     Document Type: Article

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