The <named-content content-type="genus-species">Clostridioides difficile</named-content> Cysteine-Rich Exosporium Morphogenetic Protein, CdeC, Exhibits Self-Assembly Properties That Lead to Organized Inclusion Bodies in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content>
ABSTRACT Clostridioides difficile is an obligately anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium that is considered the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea worldwide. Recent studies have attempted to understand the biology of the outermost layer of C. difficile spores, the exosporium...
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-12-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.01065-20 |