Protective Effects of Bifidobacterial Strains Against Toxigenic Clostridium difficile

Protective Effects of Bifidobacterial Strains Against Toxigenic Clostridium difficile

Probiotics might offer an attractive alternative to prevent and control Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI). Limited information is available on the ability of commercially used bifidobacterial strains to inhibit C. difficile. This study examined the anti-clostridial effects of Bifi...

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Main Authors: Yanxia Wei, Fan Yang, Qiong Wu, Jing Gao, Wenli Liu, Chang Liu, Xiaokui Guo, Sharmila Suwal, Yanbo Kou, Bo Zhang, Yugang Wang, Kuiyang Zheng, Renxian Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bifidobacterium
Clostridium difficile
probiotics
protective effect
Toxin A
Toxin B
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00888/full

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