The localization of two epitopes recognized by the monoclonal antibody PCG-4 on toxin A of Clostridium difficile
<p>Clostridium difficile causes pseudomenbranous colitis (PMC) and diarrhea in humans. Toxigenic strains of C. difficile produce two toxins. Toxin A is an enterotoxin and cytotoxin, and toxin B is a potent cytotoxin. The gene encoding toxin A has been sequenced and was shown to possess a 2.5 k...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42409 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05022009-040613/ |