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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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Autores principales: Anjuwon-Foster, Brandon R., Tamayo, Rita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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