Sensitization by Ethylenediaminetetraacetate of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Type A Spores to Germination by Lysozyme

D. M. Adams

doi:10.1128/jb.116.1.500-502.1973

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Sensitization by Ethylenediaminetetraacetate of Clostridium perfringens Type A Spores to Germination by Lysozyme

D. M. Adams

Year: 1973 Journal: Journal of Bacteriology Vol: 116 (1)Pages: 500-502 Publisher: American Society for Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jb.116.1.500-502.1973

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Abstract

Clostridium perfringens spores (three strains) were normally resistant to germination by lysozyme. In the absence of disulfide bond-breaking reagents, tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate rapidly sensitized the spores to lysozyme.

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Lysozyme Spore Biology Clostridium perfringens Germination Sensitization Microbiology Clostridium Food science Botany Bacteria Immunology Biochemistry Genetics

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Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

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Sensitization by Ethylenediaminetetraacetate of Clostridium perfringens Type A Spores to Germination by Lysozyme

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