Histidine acts as a co-germinant with glycine and taurocholate for Clostridium difficile spores

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 987-994

  Wheeldon, L J ^a   Worthington, T ^a   Lambert, P A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Disease(s); Infection

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; CULTIVATION; GERMINATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AMINO-ACIDS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BILE SALTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISEASE(S); EXPOSED TO; GERMINANTS; INFECTION; TAUROCHOLATE;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE; AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID; CELL ORGANELLE; GERMINATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALT; SPORE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL VIABILITY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SPORE GERMINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

AMINO ACIDS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 79954578379     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04953.x     Document Type: Article

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