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Fate of Ingested Clostridium difficile Spores in Mice
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, a major nosocomial complication. The infective form of C. difficile is the spore, a dormant and resistant structure that forms under stress. Although spore germination is the first committed step in CDI onset...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24023628 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072620 |