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. 1966 Feb;91(2):477–483. doi: 10.1128/jb.91.2.477-483.1966

Toxigenicity of Clostridium histolyticum

Shoki Nishida 1, Masaaki Imaizumi 1
PMCID: PMC314883  PMID: 5935337

Abstract

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 α-toxigenicity were isolated by a new method specially designed for the isolation of this species. The α-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.

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