ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF DISEASES CAUSED BY CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
Clostridium (C.) difficile is a typical representative of the genus Clostridium. After colonization of the intestinal tract, toxigenic C. difficile strains are capable to produce two exotoxins, enterotoxin (toxin A) and cytotoxin (toxin B), which cause diarrhea and colitis. Toxin A binds to specific...
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University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Medianae |
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| Online Access: | http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2015-html/1-broj/P.Stojanovic%20ETIOPATHOGENESIS%20OF.pdf |