Pathogenicity Locus, Core Genome, and Accessory Gene Contributions to <italic toggle="yes">Clostridium difficile</italic> Virulence
ABSTRACT Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming anaerobic bacterium that causes colitis in patients with disrupted colonic microbiota. While some individuals are asymptomatic C. difficile carriers, symptomatic disease ranges from mild diarrhea to potentially lethal toxic megacolon. The wide diseas...
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/9c54828146554dea95310db8ae19f8c7 |
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