Toxin B is essential for virulence of Clostridium difficile

Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals worldwide, because of its virulence, spore-forming ability and persistence1,2. C. difficile-associated diseases (CDAD) are induced by antibiotic treatment or disruption of the normal gastrointestinal flora3,4. Recently, m...

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Autores principales: Lyras, Dena, O’Connor, Jennifer R., Howarth, Pauline M., Sambol, Susan P., Carter, Glen P., Phumoonna, Tongted, Poon, Rachael, Adams, Vicki, Vedantam, Gayatri, Johnson, Stuart, Gerding, Dale N., Rood, Julian I.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2679968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19252482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07822

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2679968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19252482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07822

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