Sporulation initiation in Clostridium difficile

Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea, responsible for over 30% of cases of antibiotic-associated colitis, nearly all cases of pseudomembranous colitis and costs the NHS over œ200 million per year. This bacterium is able to persist in the hospital environment to cau...

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Main Author: Underwood, Sarah
Published: University of Leeds 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505066