The analysis of <it>para</it>-cresol production and tolerance in <it>Clostridium difficile </it>027 and 012 strains

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Clostridium difficile </it>is the major cause of antibiotic associated diarrhoea and in recent years its increased prevalence has been linked to the emergence of hypervirulent clones such as the PCR-ribotype 027. Char...

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Main Authors: McNerney Ruth, Bundy Jake, Barton Richard H, Cartman Stephen T, Donahue Elizabeth H, Dawson Lisa F, Minton Nigel P, Wren Brendan W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/86