Germinant Synergy Facilitates Clostridium difficile Spore Germination under Physiological Conditions

Germinant Synergy Facilitates Clostridium difficile Spore Germination under Physiological Conditions

Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic spore-forming human pathogen that is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea worldwide. Germination of infectious spores is the first step in the development of a C. difficile infection (CDI) after ingestion and passage through the stomach. This stud...

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Main Authors: Travis J. Kochan, Michelle S. Shoshiev, Jessica L. Hastie, Madeline J. Somers, Yael M. Plotnick, Daniela F. Gutierrez-Munoz, Elissa D. Foss, Alyxandria M. Schubert, Ashley D. Smith, Sally K. Zimmerman, Paul E. Carlson, Philip C. Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-09-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
germination
spore
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00335-18

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00335-18

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