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Intestinal calcium and bile salts facilitate germination of Clostridium difficile spores
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is an anaerobic gram-positive pathogen that is the leading cause of nosocomial bacterial infection globally. C. difficile infection (CDI) typically occurs after ingestion of infectious spores by a patient that has been treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Whi...
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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/PMC5509370/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28704538 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006443 |