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Clostridium difficile exosporium cysteine-rich proteins are essential for the morphogenesis of the exosporium layer, spore resistance, and affect C. difficile pathogenesis

Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-former bacterium and the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea that can culminate in fatal colitis. During the infection, C. difficile produces metabolically dormant spores, which persist in the host and can cause recurrence of the...

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Autores principales: Calderón-Romero, Paulina, Castro-Córdova, Pablo, Reyes-Ramírez, Rodrigo, Milano-Céspedes, Mauro, Guerrero-Araya, Enzo, Pizarro-Guajardo, Marjorie, Olguín-Araneda, Valeria, Gil, Fernando, Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30089172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007199