Design and Expression of Specific Hybrid Lantibiotics Active Against Pathogenic Clostridium spp.
Clostridium difficile has been reported as the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea (antibiotic-associated diarrhea), resulting in significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The resistance of the clostridial spores to antibiotics and their side effects on the gut microbiota ar...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02154/full |