Sporogenesis and toxin A production by Clostridium difficile

J M Ketley; T J Mitchell; S C Haslam; J Stephen; D C Candy; D W Burdon

doi:10.1099/00222615-22-1-33

Sporogenesis and toxin A production by Clostridium difficile

J M Ketley, T J Mitchell, S C Haslam, J Stephen, D C Candy, D W Burdon

Microbiology and Infection

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Abstract

The kinetics of spore production by Clostridium difficile were not paralleled by release of C. difficile toxin A in vitro. Toxin A was not found to be associated with either purified whole spores or spore coats. Residual traces of toxin A detected in spore contents were almost certainly derived from contaminating vegetative cell debris. Thus, toxin A is unlikely to be a spore constituent or associated with sporogenesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-8
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-22-1-33
Publication status	Published - Aug 1986

Keywords

Bacterial Toxins
Clostridium
Enterotoxins
Kinetics
Spores, Bacterial
Ultrasonics

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