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From: Increased sporulation underpins adaptation of Clostridium difficile strain 630 to a biologically–relevant faecal environment, with implications for pathogenicity

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Growth of Clostridium difficile strain 630 in faecal water media. (A) Growth (D650mn) of Clostridium difficile strain 630 in faecal water media and in BHIS. Data presented are means of three independent biological replicates and error bars represent the standard deviation of the mean. (B) Cell lengths of Clostridium difficile strain 630 grown in faecal water media and in BHIS. Samples from growth curves shown in (A) were Gram’s stained by standard methods and 100 cells were measured per sample. The data presented are the means of 3 biologically independent experiments and error bars represent standard deviation of the mean. P values represent statistical comparison (Anova, Post hoc: Dunnett t (2-sided)) between other time points and T = 0; T4, p = 0.010, T5, p = 0.006, T6 p = 0.015.

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