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Eleven strains of obligately purinolytic clostridia have been studied with respect to their assignment to the three type strains of Clostridium acidiurici, C. cylindrosporum, and C. purinolyticum. DNA/DNA-hybridization proved to be the method of choice for differentiation whereas phenotypic characteristics such as spore morphology, substrate spectra, nutritional requirements, product formation, and sensitivity against various antibiotics did not allow unequivocal identification. All strains depended on selenite for growth.
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Schiefer-Ullrich, H., Wagner, R., Dürre, P. et al. Comparative studies on physiology and taxonomy of obligately purinolytic clostridia. Arch. Microbiol. 138, 345–353 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00410902
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