Chemical and Stress Resistances of Clostridium difficile Spores and Vegetative Cells

Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, sporogenic and anaerobic bacterium that causes a potentially fatal colitis. C. difficile enters the body as dormant spores that germinate in the colon to form vegetative cells that secrete toxins and cause the symptoms of infection. During transit through th...

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Published in:Front Microbiol
Main Authors: Edwards, Adrianne N., Karim, Samiha T., Pascual, Ricardo A., Jowhar, Lina M., Anderson, Sarah E., McBride, Shonna M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Subjects:
Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080291/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833595
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01698
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