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Biochemical Characteristics and Actions of Toxins from Clostridium Difficile Isolated From Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea in Japan

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Clostridium difficile was isolated from the feces of patients with pseudomembraneous colitis (PMC) and antibiotic - associated diarrhea (AAD).2,3,9,11 it was found that C. difficile produces at least two toxins, enterotoxin (toxin D-l) and cytotoxin. These toxins are detected in the stools of most patients suffering from pseudomembraneous colitis or antibiotic-associated diarrhea and in culture filtrates of the isolated C. difficile strains.12,15,16,17

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  1. Institute of Anaerobic Bacteriology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan

    Kazue Ueno, Hideki Kohno, Toyoko Kobayashi & Kunitomo Watanabe

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  1. Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, USA

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  2. Late of Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Vulus R. Dowell Jr.

  3. Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Illinois, USA

    John L. Richard

  4. Agricultural Research Service, Dawson, Georgia, USA

    Richard J. Cole

  5. National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, Washington, USA

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  6. Food Safety and Inspection Service, Washington, DC, USA

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  7. Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia, USA

    William P. Norred III

  8. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Ueno, K., Kohno, H., Kobayashi, T., Watanabe, K. (1990). Biochemical Characteristics and Actions of Toxins from Clostridium Difficile Isolated From Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea in Japan. In: Pohland, A.E., et al. Microbial Toxins in Foods and Feeds. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0663-4_21

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