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Microbiology reagents intended to identify Clostridium difficile, a bacterium of the family Bacillaceae. Clostridium difficile bacteria are part of the normal colon flora in humans; they grow in large numbers and produce a protein exotoxin in sufficient amounts to cause pseudomembranous enterocolitis in patients receiving certain antibiotic (e.g., lincomycin) treatments.
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