Contribution of Spores to the Ability of Clostridium difficile To Adhere to Surfaces

Clostridium difficile is the commonest cause of hospital-acquired infection in the United Kingdom. We characterized the abilities of 21 clinical isolates to form spores; to adhere to inorganic and organic surfaces, including stainless steel and human adenocarcinoma cells; and to germinate. The compo...

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Main Authors: Joshi, Lovleen Tina, Phillips, Daniel S., Williams, Catrin F., Alyousef, Abdullah, Baillie, Les
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Public Health Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485709/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22923404
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01862-12
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