Lauric Acid Is an Inhibitor of Clostridium difficile Growth in Vitro and Reduces Inflammation in a Mouse Infection Model

Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic human gastrointestinal pathogen. C. difficile infection (CDI) is a major health concern worldwide, with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, sepsis, and death. CDI onset and progression are most...

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Autores principales: Yang, Hsiao-Ting, Chen, Jenn-Wei, Rathod, Jagat, Jiang, Yu-Zhen, Tsai, Pei-Jane, Hung, Yuan-Pin, Ko, Wen-Chien, Paredes-Sabja, Daniel, Huang, I-Hsiu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5776096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29387044
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02635

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5776096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29387044
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02635

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