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A genetic switch controls the production of flagella and toxins in Clostridium difficile
In the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile, flagella promote adherence to intestinal epithelial cells. Flagellar gene expression also indirectly impacts production of the glucosylating toxins, which are essential to diarrheal disease development. Thus, factors that regulate the expressio...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5386303/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28346491 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006701 |