<italic toggle="yes">Clostridium difficile</italic> Lipoprotein GerS Is Required for Cortex Modification and Thus Spore Germination

ABSTRACT Clostridium difficile, also known as Clostridioides difficile, is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. C. difficile infections begin when its metabolically dormant spores germinate to form toxin-producing vegetative cells. Succe...

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Main Authors: Oscar R. Diaz, Cameron V. Sayer, David L. Popham, Aimee Shen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9d7d1774d00e49b19f18ea16e723f4fa
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