The Role of Flagella in Clostridium difficile Pathogenesis: Comparison between a Non-Epidemic and an Epidemic Strain

Clostridium difficile is a major cause of healthcare-associated infection and inflicts a considerable financial burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Disease symptoms range from self-limiting diarrhoea to fatal pseudomembranous colitis. Whilst C. difficile has two major virulence factors, toxin A...

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Autores principales: Baban, Soza T., Kuehne, Sarah A., Barketi-Klai, Amira, Cartman, Stephen T., Kelly, Michelle L., Hardie, Kim R., Kansau, Imad, Collignon, Anne, Minton, Nigel P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24086268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073026

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24086268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073026

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