Clostridioides difficile Biology: Sporulation, Germination, and Corresponding Therapies for C. difficile Infection

Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, toxin-producing anaerobe, and an important nosocomial pathogen. Due to the strictly anaerobic nature of the vegetative form, spores are the main morphotype of infection and transmission of the disease. Spore formation and their subsequent g...

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Main Authors: Duolong Zhu, Joseph A. Sorg, Xingmin Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
CDI
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00029/full