Clostridium difficile toxins facilitate bacterial colonization by modulating the fence and gate function of colonic epithelium
The contribution of Clostridium difficile toxin A and B (TcdA and TcdB) to cellular intoxication has been extensively studied, but their impact on bacterial colonization remains unclear. By setting-up two- and three-dimensional in vitro models of polarized gut epithelium, we investigated how C. diff...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | en |
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Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
2014
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| Online Access: | http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6364/ |