Activate to Eradicate: Inhibition of Clostridium difficile Spore Outgrowth by the Synergistic Effects of Osmotic Activation and Nisin

Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens

(2012) Michelle M Nerandzic et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Levels of Germination Proteins in Dormant and Superdormant Spores of Bacillus subtilis

(2012) S. Ghosh et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Spores of Clostridium difficile Clinical Isolates Display a Diverse Germination Response to Bile Salts

(2012) Daniela Heeg et al.   PLoS One

Mechanism of Inhibition ofBacillus anthracisSpore Outgrowth by the Lantibiotic Nisin

(2011) Ian M. Gut et al.   ACS Chemical Biology

Reduction of Clostridium sporogenes spore outgrowth in natural sausage casings using nisin

(2011) J.J. Wijnker et al.   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Effectiveness of Routine Patient Bathing to Decrease the Burden of Spores on the Skin of Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection

(2011) Lucy A. Jury et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Outgrowth inhibition of Clostridium beijerinckii spores by a bacteriocin-producing lactic culture in ovine milk cheese

(2011) Sonia Garde et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Histidine acts as a co-germinant with glycine and taurocholate forClostridium difficilespores

(2011) L.J. Wheeldon et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of an automated ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens in hospital rooms

(2010) Michelle M Nerandzic et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Clostridial spore germination versus bacilli: Genome mining and current insights

(2010) Yinghua Xiao et al.   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Mapping Interactions between Germinants and Clostridium difficile Spores

(2010) A. Howerton et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Superdormant Spores of Bacillus Species Germinate Normally with High Pressure, Peptidoglycan Fragments, and Bryostatin

(2010) J. Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Triggering Germination Represents a Novel Strategy to Enhance Killing of Clostridium difficile Spores

(2010) Michelle M. Nerandzic et al.   PLoS One

Strategy to inactivate Clostridium perfringens spores in meat products

(2009) Saeed Akhtar et al.   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of the Efficacy of a Hydrogen Peroxide Dry-Mist Disinfection System and Sodium Hypochlorite Solution for Eradication of Clostridium difficile Spores

(2009) F. Barbut et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Persistence of Skin Contamination and Environmental Shedding of Clostridium difficile during and after Treatment of C. difficile Infection

(2009) Ajay K. Sethi et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The preparation, germination properties and stability of superdormant spores ofBacillus cereus

(2009) S. Ghosh et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

SleC Is Essential for Germination of Clostridium difficile Spores in Nutrient-Rich Medium Supplemented with the Bile Salt Taurocholate

(2009) D. A. Burns et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Clostridium diffcile associated infection, diarrhea andcolitis

(2009) Perry Hookman et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Inhibition of Bacillus anthracis Spore Outgrowth by Nisin

(2008) I. M. Gut et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

UV-visible marker confirms that environmental persistence of Clostridium difficile spores in toilets of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea is associated with lack of compliance with cleaning protocol.

(2008) Michelle J Alfa et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Measures to Control and PreventClostridium difficileInfection

(2008) Dale N. Gerding et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Antimicrobial efficacy of copper surfaces against spores and vegetative cells of Clostridium difficile: the germination theory

(2008) L. J. Wheeldon et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Bile Salts and Glycine as Cogerminants for Clostridium difficile Spores

(2008) J. A. Sorg et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Effective and Reduced-Cost Modified Selective Medium for Isolation of Clostridium difficile

(2008) M. M. Nerandzic et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY