title: An extracellular material observed in Clostridium difficile strains.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Institute of Biostructure, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sokół
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meisel-Mikołajczyk
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile