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Abstract
The germination rate of spores of C. difficile which is usually lower than 10(-5) is raised to about 5.10(-3) in presence of lysozyme. All spores are initiated by lysozyme when previously treated by sodium thioglycolate. These spores are indeed lysozyme-dependent for germination.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID： 103645
Source DB: PubMed Journal: C R Acad Hebd Seances Acad Sci D