Structural Characterization of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Clostridium sordellii</named-content> Spores of Diverse Human, Animal, and Environmental Origin and Comparison to <named-content content-type="genus-species">Clostridium difficile</named-content> Spores
ABSTRACT Clostridium sordellii is an often-lethal bacterium causing human and animal disease. Crucial to the infectious cycle of C. sordellii is its ability to produce spores, which can germinate into toxin-producing vegetative bacteria under favorable conditions. However, structural details of the...
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-10-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00343-17 |