Clostridium difficile Toxin B Causes Epithelial Cell Necrosis through an Autoprocessing-Independent Mechanism

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated nosocomial infection in the United States. C. difficile secretes two homologous toxins, TcdA and TcdB, which are responsible for the symptoms of C. difficile associated disease. The mechanism of toxin action includes an autoproc...

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Main Authors: Chumbler, Nicole M., Farrow, Melissa A., Lapierre, Lynne A., Franklin, Jeffrey L., Haslam, David, Goldenring, James R., Lacy, D. Borden
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516567/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23236283
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003072
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