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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Main Authors: A. Romero-Rodríguez, S. Troncoso-Cotal, E. Guerrero-Araya, D. Paredes-Sabja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-12-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.01065-20