Extracellular DNA, cell surface proteins and c-di-GMP promote biofilm formation in Clostridioides difficile

Abstract Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhoea worldwide, yet there is little insight into intestinal tract colonisation and relapse. In many bacterial species, the secondary messenger cyclic-di-GMP mediates switching between planktonic phase, se...

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Main Authors: Lisa F. Dawson, Johann Peltier, Catherine L. Hall, Mark A. Harrison, Maria Derakhshan, Helen A. Shaw, Neil F. Fairweather, Brendan W. Wren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78437-5

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