Rapid detection and presumptive identification of Clostridium difficile by p-cresol production on a selective medium.
A modification of a selective medium for Clostridium difficile is described. The ability of Cl difficile to produce p-cresol from p-hydroxy phenyl acetic acid provides a means for the rapid, sensitive detection and presumptive identification of this species in faecal cultures.
D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D003408:Cresols / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003470:Culture Media; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans
D003408:Cresols; D003470:Culture Media