A <italic toggle="yes">Clostridium difficile</italic>-Specific, Gel-Forming Protein Required for Optimal Spore Germination
ABSTRACT Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-forming obligate anaerobe that is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide. In order for C. difficile to initiate infection, its aerotolerant spore form must germinate in the gut of mammalian hosts. While almost all spore-for...
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/669be8ded87a4df08a25b07440ce0d91 |
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