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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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Autores principales: Howerton, Amber, Patra, Manomita, Abel-Santos, Ernesto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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