<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 |
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Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/9d7d1774d00e49b19f18ea16e723f4fa |
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