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Clostridium difficile Lipoprotein GerS Is Required for Cortex Modification and Thus Spore Germination

Clostridium difficile, also known as Clostridioides difficile, is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. C. difficile infections begin when its metabolically dormant spores germinate to form toxin-producing vegetative cells. Successful spo...

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Autores principales: Diaz, Oscar R., Sayer, Cameron V., Popham, David L., Shen, Aimee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6021603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29950380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00205-18