Clostridium difficile, otherwise known as C. diff., is a
rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria. Clostridium difficile bacteria reproduce asexually
by a process called binary fission. During binary fission, an organism duplicates its
DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid and the divides into two parts, a process called
cytokinesis. Finally, a cell wall forms across the elongated parent cell. Binary fission
is simple cell division and biologically very efficient. As long as conditions are
favorable, the bacterial cells will continue to divide, grow, and divide again
repeatedly.
Overuse of antibiotics has led to superbugs
such as C. diff (Clostridium difficile) and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus)
which are a real danger particularly in hospital settings.
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