Image:Clostridium difficile 01.png

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Description	English: This photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive rod, is the most frequently identified cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAC). It accounts for approximately 15-25% of all episodes of AAC.
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Date	1965
Author	Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Holdeman
Permission (Reusing this image)	PD-USGov-HHS-CDC English: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.

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This image is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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• 2006-02-23 03:00 MarcoTolo 447×299×8 (114837 bytes) ''Clostridium difficile'' bacteria on a [[Blood agar plate#Types of agar plates|blood agar plate]]. Obtained from the CDC [http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp Public Health Image Library]. Image credit: CDC/Dr. Holdeman (PHIL #3647), 1965. == Licensing ==

• Clostridium difficile
• Gut flora