Solutions containing BiCl3, bismuth subsalicylate or Bi (NO3) 3 with L-cysteine, DL-
homocysteine, D-methionine or glutathione have been examined by electrospray mass …

Clostridium difficile is a major nosocomial pathogen responsible for pseudomembranous
colitis and many cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Because of potential relapse of …

Abstract 25 strains of Clostridium perfringens were screened for hydroxysteroid
dehydrogenase activity; 19 contained NADP-dependent 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase …

Thirty-two strains of Eubacterium lentum and phenotypically similar anaerobic gram-positive
bacilli were screened for intracellular bile salt 3α-and 12α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase …

Stool specimens from 3 healthy volunteers were cultured under anaerobic conditions in
brain heart infusion broth with and without the addition of cholate, deoxycholate or …

CdISt1, a DNA insertion of 1975 bp, was identified within tcdA‐C34, the enterotoxin gene of
the Clostridium difficile isolate C34. Located in the catalytic domain A1‐C34, CdISt1 …

L-forms of Clostridium perfringens were induced in brain heart infusion broth containing
10% sucrose and 2 units of penicillin. After a few hours of growth, spheroplasts, granules …

The growth of Clostridium group P strain C48-50 [an anaerobe that contains 12alpha-
hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (12alpha-HSDH) in the absence of other dehydrogenases …

Two temperate bacteriophages of differing morphology and host range were isolated by
screening 94 isolates of Clostridium difficile. Phage 41 had a 300-nm flexible tail, whereas …

A rapid assay which measured the biological activity of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin
was developed. The method involved the rapid killing of Vero cells by enterotoxin produced …