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The Clostridium difficile Cell Wall Protein CwpV is Antigenically Variable between Strains, but Exhibits Conserved Aggregation-Promoting Function

Clostridium difficile is the main cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, leading to significant morbidity and mortality and putting considerable economic pressure on healthcare systems. Current knowledge of the molecular basis of pathogenesis is limited primarily to the activities and regulation o...

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Autores principales: Reynolds, Catherine B., Emerson, Jenny E., de la Riva, Lucia, Fagan, Robert P., Fairweather, Neil F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21533071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002024