Homologous Recombination in <italic toggle="yes">Clostridioides difficile</italic> Mediates Diversification of Cell Surface Features and Transport Systems
ABSTRACT Illness caused by the pathogen Clostridioides difficile is widespread and can range in severity from mild diarrhea to sepsis and death. Strains of C. difficile isolated from human infections exhibit great genetic diversity, leading to the hypothesis that the genetic background of the infect...
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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.00799-20 |