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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Main Authors: Rebecca Rabi, Lynne Turnbull, Cynthia B. Whitchurch, Milena Awad, Dena Lyras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-10-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00343-17