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Spore Formation and Toxin Production in Clostridium difficile Biofilms

The ability to grow as a biofilm can facilitate survival of bacteria in the environment and promote infection. To better characterize biofilm formation in the pathogen Clostridium difficile, we established a colony biofilm culture method for this organism on a polycarbonate filter, and analyzed the...

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Autores principales: Semenyuk, Ekaterina G., Laning, Michelle L., Foley, Jennifer, Johnston, Pehga F., Knight, Katherine L., Gerding, Dale N., Driks, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3907560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24498186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087757