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Clostridioides difficile (Prevot) Lawson et al.

43596-FZ

Product category
Bacteria
Product type
Anaerobe
Strain designation
545
Type strain
No
Isolation source
Feces of patient with pseudomembranous colitis
Geographical isolation
Belgium
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
-80°C or colder
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Documentation

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ATCC highly recommends that appropriate personal protective equipment is always used when handling vials. For cultures that require storage in liquid nitrogen, it is important to note that some vials may leak when submersed in liquid nitrogen and will slowly fill with liquid nitrogen. Upon thawing, the conversion of the liquid nitrogen back to its gas phase may result in the vial exploding or blowing off its cap with dangerous force creating flying debris. Unless necessary, ATCC recommends that these cultures be stored in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen rather than submersed in liquid nitrogen.

Detailed product information

General

Preceptrol
No

Characteristics

Serotype
C
Genotype
Toxinotype: 0
Toxigenic
Yes
Toxin genes
cdtB (Binary toxin) negative
tcdA (Toxin A) positive
tcdB (Toxin B) positive
Comments
Preparation of Clostridium difficile strain 545 ATCC® 43596-FZ™, frozen for ease of use. Lot specific titers are available upon request.
Toxinotype 0
Ribotype 012
Presence of tcdA and tcdB genes confirmed by PCR.
Toxin B production confirmed by cytotoxicity assay using Vero cells (Cell line # CCL-81).
Binary toxin gene cdtB not amplified by PCR

Handling information

Medium
Temperature
37°C
Atmosphere
Anaerobic
Handling procedure
  1. Thaw the frozen vial under anaerobic conditions.
  2. Under anaerobic conditions, transfer the entire contents of the thawed vial into a single tube (5-6 ml) of #2107 broth. Mix well.
  3. Additional tubes of broth may be inoculated with 0.5 ml each from the suspension and 0.1 ml may be inoculated onto a slant. Streak several blood plates for colony morphology and purity.
  4. Incubate the tubes and plate under anaerobic conditions at 37°C for 24 to 48 hours. Incubate the purity plate aerobically at 37°C. Turbid growth is evident in the broth at 24 to 48 hours.

 

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS:

Anaerobic conditions for transfer may be obtained by either of the following:

  • Use of an anaerobic gas chamber, or
  • Placement of test tubes under a gassing cannula system connected to anaerobic gas.

 

Anaerobic conditions for incubation may be obtained by any of the following:

  • Loose screw caps on test tubes in anaerobic chamber,
  • Loose screw caps on test tubes in an activated anaerobic gas pack jar, or
  • Use of sterile butyl rubber stoppers on test tubes so that an anaerobic gas headspace is retained.

Handling notes
Anaerobe Systems Brucella Blood Agar Plates (AS-111) can be used to analyze colony morphology and purity.

Always use freshly prepared pre-reduced media or pre-reduced media that has been previously prepared but stored under anaerobic conditions.  Resazurin in the media is a color indicator for anaerobic conditions.  Observance of pink color in medium before use or during incubation shows anaerobic conditions has not been met and oxidation has occurred.  Medium should be discarded.

Additional information on this culture is available on the ATCC® web site at www.atcc.org.

History

Deposited as
Clostridium difficile (Hall and O'Toole) Prevot
Depositors
M Delmee
Type of isolate
Human

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If shipping to the U.S. state of Hawaii, you must provide either an import permit or documentation stating that an import permit is not required. We cannot ship this item until we receive this documentation. Contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Plant Industry Division, Plant Quarantine Branch to determine if an import permit is required.

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References

Curated Citations

Delmee M, et al. Serogrouping of Clostridium difficile strains by slide agglutination. J. Clin. Microbiol. 21: 323-327, 1985. PubMed: 3980688

Delmee M, et al. Comparison of serogrouping and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for typing Clostridium difficile. J. Clin. Microbiol. 24: 991-994, 1986. PubMed: 3782463

Kink JA, Williams JA. Antibodies to recombinant Clostridium difficile toxins A and B are an effective treatment and prevent relapse of C. difficile-associated disease in a hamster model of infection. Infect. Immun. 66: 2018-2025, 1998. PubMed: 9573084

Lemee L, et al. Multiplex PCR targeting tpi (triose phosphate isomerase), tcdA (Toxin A), and tcdB (Toxin B) genes for toxigenic culture of Clostridium difficile. J. Clin. Microbiol. 42(12): 5710-5714, 2004. PubMed: 15583303

Rupnik, M et al. A novel toxinotyping scheme and correlation of toxinotypes with serogroups of Clostridium difficile isolates. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36(8): 2240-2247, 1998. PubMed: 9665999

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