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Toxin Synthesis by Clostridium difficile Is Regulated through Quorum Signaling
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is dramatically increasing as a cause of antibiotic- and hospital-associated diarrhea worldwide. C. difficile, a multidrug-resistant pathogen, flourishes in the colon after the gut microbiota has been altered by antibiotic therapy. Consequently, it produces toxi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society of Microbiology
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4453554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25714717 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02569-14 |