Open AccessStimulation of growth and sporulation of Clostridium perfringens by its homologous enterotoxin
Author(s) -
Dillon Mary E.,
Labbe Ronald G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03114.x
Subject(s) - enterotoxin , clostridium perfringens , toxin , microbiology and biotechnology , homologous chromosome , spore , stimulation , biology , clostridiaceae , bacteria , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene , neuroscience
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.