Clostridioides difficile LuxS mediates inter-bacterial interactions within biofilms

Abstract The anaerobic gut pathogen, Clostridioides difficile, forms adherent biofilms that may play an important role in recurrent C. difficile infections. The mechanisms underlying C. difficile community formation and inter-bacterial interactions are nevertheless poorly understood. C. difficile pr...

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Main Authors: Ross T. Slater, Lucy R. Frost, Sian E. Jossi, Andrew D. Millard, Meera Unnikrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46143-6