Clostridium difficile trehalose metabolism variants are common and not associated with adverse patient outcomes when variably present in the same lineage

<strong>Background</strong> Clostridium difficile ribotype-027, ribotype-078, and ribotype-017 are virulent and epidemic lineages. Trehalose metabolism variants in these ribotypes, combined with increased human trehalose consumption, have been hypothesised to have contributed to their em...

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Autori principali: Eyre, D, Didelot, X, Buckley, A, Freeman, J, Moura, I, Crook, D, Peto, T, Walker, A, Wilcox, M, Dingle, K
Natura: Journal article
Pubblicazione: Elsevier 2019