Integrating sporulation, toxin production and motility by redefining the role of TcdR and characterizing the sin region in Clostridium difficile

Doctor of Philosophy === Genetics Interdepartmental Program === Revathi Govind === Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive anaerobic, motile, spore-forming opportunistic bacterium. It is a nosocomial pathogen, and the symptoms of C. difficile infection (CDI) range from mild diarrhea to life-threate...

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Main Author: Parasumanna Girinathan, Brintha
Language:en_US
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2097/39055