<italic toggle="yes">Clostridium difficile</italic> Lipoprotein GerS Is Required for Cortex Modification and Thus Spore Germination

<italic toggle="yes">Clostridium difficile</italic> Lipoprotein GerS Is Required for Cortex Modification and Thus Spore Germination

ABSTRACT Clostridium difficile, also known as Clostridioides difficile, is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is a leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. C. difficile infections begin when its metabolically dormant spores germinate to form toxin-producing vegetative cells. Succe...

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Main Authors: Oscar R. Diaz, Cameron V. Sayer, David L. Popham, Aimee Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-06-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
CwlD
GerS
PdaA
cortex modification
germination
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00205-18

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00205-18

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