A Protocol to Characterize the Morphological Changes of Clostridium difficile in Response to Antibiotic Treatment
Title:
A Protocol to Characterize the Morphological Changes of Clostridium difficile in Response to Antibiotic Treatment
Author:
Endres, Bradley
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
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online resource (778 seconds)
Series:
Immunology and Infection
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Abstract:
Antibiotic efficacy is most commonly determined by conducting killing kinetic studies and measuring colony forming units (CFUs). By integrating scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with these standard methods, we can distinguish the pharmacological effects of treatment between different antibiotics.
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