A: Aglets, the little plastic or metal sleeves at the end of shoelaces, are generally plastic nowadays, and are prone to damage, breakage, even loss.
C. difficile is a spore forming bacteria. A spore is a hard shell that some types of bacteria can wear to protect themselves in harsh environments for long periods of time (think of a seed).This hard shell makes C. difficile more difficult to treat, harder to clean, and easier to become contagious to others.. difficile is a spore forming bacteria. A spore is a hard shell that some types of bacteria can wear to protect themselves in harsh environments for long periods of time (think of a seed).
C. difficile colonies on a blood agar plate. Micrograph of Clostridium difficile. Clostridium difficile (etymology and pronunciation), also known as C. difficile, C. diff (/siË/ /dÉªf/), or sometimes CDF/cdf, is a species of Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria.