Characterization of the dynamic germination of individual Clostridium difficile spores using Raman spectroscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 2361-2373

  Wang, Shiwei ^a   Shen, Aimee ^b   Setlow, Peter ^c   Li, Yong Qing ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE; GLYCINE; GLYCOCHOLIC ACID; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; TAURODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; TAUROLITHOCHOLIC ACID; CALCIUM; DIPICOLINIC ACID; PICOLINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; HEAT SHOCK; HYDROLYSIS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPORE GERMINATION; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; INTERFERENCE MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; POSIBACTERIA;

CALCIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; GLYCINE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84932165258     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00200-15     Document Type: Article

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