An extracellular material observed in Clostridium difficile strains
Sokół, B.; Meisel-Mikołajczyk, F.
Acta Microbiologica Polonica 39(1-2): 91-94
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0137-1320 PMID: 1715642 Document Number: 348812
Some extracellular material-- "capsule" has been observed among Clostridium difficile strains. C. difficile strains (44 examined) contain different proportions of cells with "capsule" and without "capsules". Toxigenic strains contained fewer capsulated cells than non-toxigenic strains.
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