Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10889582 Journal of Microbiological Methods 2013 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
► The exosporium layer of Clostridium difficile spores is stable. ► Proteases and sonication can remove the exosporium layer leaving the spore coat intact. ► The hydrophobicity of the spore surface can be used as a marker for exosporium removal.
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Proteases and sonication specifically remove the exosporium layer of spores of Clostridium difficile strain 630
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