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Comparative nutritional and chemical phenome of Clostridium difficile isolates determined using phenotype microarrays.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2014
Scaria Joy, Chen Jenn-Wei, Useh Nicodemus, He Hongxuan, McDonough Sean P, Mao Chunhong, Sobral Bruno, Chang Yung-Fu
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OBJECTIVES: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in North America and Europe. The risk of CDI increases significantly in the case where antimicrobial treatment reduces the number of competing bacteria in the gut, thus leading to the increased availability of nutrients and loss of colonization resistance. The objective of this study was to determine comprehensive...
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