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Identification of a Novel Lipoprotein Regulator of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination

Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-forming pathogen and a leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea. C. difficile infections are transmitted when ingested spores germinate in the gastrointestinal tract and transform into vegetative cells. Germination begins when the germinant receptor CspC de...

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Autores principales: Fimlaid, Kelly A., Jensen, Owen, Donnelly, M. Lauren, Francis, Michael B., Sorg, Joseph A., Shen, Aimee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26496694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005239