Stimulation of growth and sporulation of Clostridium perfringens by its homologous enterotoxin.
C. perfringens enterotoxin shortened the lag phase and time of onset of sporulation of the same organism in a dose-dependent manner. The toxin stimulated macromolecular synthesis of pre-exponential phase cells.
Dillon
M E
ME
Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003.
Labbe
R G
RG
D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology
D004768:Enterotoxins; C035598:enterotoxin, Clostridium