An intact S-layer is advantageous to Clostridioides difficile within the host
Clostridioides difficile is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality in antibiotically-treated, hospitalised, elderly patients, in which toxin production correlates with diarrhoeal disease. While the function of these toxins has been studied in detail, the contribution of other factors, i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-06-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310040/?tool=EBI |