Reexamining the germination phenotypes of several Clostridium difficile strains suggests another role for the CspC germinant receptor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 777-786

  Bhattacharjee, Disha ^a   Francis, Michael B ^a   Ding, Xicheng ^a   McAllister, Kathleen N ^a   Shrestha, Ritu ^a   Sorg, Joseph A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CSPC GERMINANT RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLAGOGUE; CSPC PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; EC50; ENZYME KINETICS; INHIBITION CONSTANT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHENOTYPE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 84961150650     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00908-15     Document Type: Article

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