Toxigenicity of Clostridium histolyticum.
Nishida, Shoki (Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan), and Masaaki Imaizumi. Toxigenicity of Clostridium histolyticum. J. Bacteriol. 91:477-483. 1966.-From 234 soil samples, 21 strains of Clostridium histolyticum of different levels of alpha-toxigenicity were isolated by a new method specially designed for the isolation of this species. The alpha-toxigenicity of freshly isolated strains and of stock strains was closely associated with the potentiality for sporulation, growth, and smooth-colony formation. The presence of sugars, particularly xylose and arabinose, was inhibitory for growth. A few controversies on the biological properties of this species seem to be due to disregard for the growth-inhibiting effects of these sugars.
D000963:Antimetabolites; D001089:Arabinose / Q000494:pharmacology; D003013:Clostridium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007785:Lactose / Q000494:pharmacology; D008320:Maltose / Q000494:pharmacology; D013170:Spores; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000378:metabolism*; D014994:Xylose / Q000494:pharmacology
D000963:Antimetabolites; D003470:Culture Media; D014118:Toxins, Biological; D013395:Sucrose; D008320:Maltose; D014994:Xylose; D001089:Arabinose; D005947:Glucose; D007785:Lactose