Clostridium difficile spore-macrophage interactions: spore survival.

Clostridium difficile spore-macrophage interactions: spore survival.

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile is the main cause of nosocomial infections including antibiotic associated diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis and toxic megacolon. During the course of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), C. difficile undergoes sporulation and releases spores to the colonic envi...

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Main Authors: Daniel Paredes-Sabja, Glenda Cofre-Araneda, Christian Brito-Silva, Marjorie Pizarro-Guajardo, Mahfuzur R Sarker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3428350?pdf=render

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