Germination response of spores of the pathogenic bacterium Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile to cultured human epithelial cells

Anaerobe

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 78-84

  Paredes Sabja, Daniel ^a   Sarker, Mahfuzur R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. difficile; C. perfringens; Germination; Spores

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN HT29; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEAT TOLERANCE; HELA CELL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

CELL LINE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 79956361126     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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