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This is an impression smear photomicrograph of darkly-stained, rod-shaped, Clostridium difficile bacteria, grown on cycloserine-mannitol blood agar.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Gilda Jones
Creation Date: 1980
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Diseases
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Clostridium Infections
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Gastroenteritis
Enterocolitis
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Intestinal Diseases
Enterocolitis
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Organisms
Bacteria
Endospore-Forming Bacteria
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria
Clostridium
Clostridium difficile
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
Clostridium
Clostridium difficile
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria
Clostridium
Clostridium difficile
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
Clostridium
Clostridium difficile
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