Clostridium difficile Lipoprotein GerS Is Required for Cortex Modification and Thus Spore Germination
The Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Because C. difficile is an obligate anaerobe, its aerotolerant spores are essential for transmitting disease, and their germination into toxin-producing cells is necessary for causi...
Main Authors: | Oscar R. Diaz, Cameron V. Sayer, David L. Popham, Aimee Shen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-06-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00205-18 |
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