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Comparative genomic and phenomic analysis of Clostridium difficile and Clostridium sordellii, two related pathogens with differing host tissue preference.
BMC genomics - 10 Jun 2015
Scaria Joy, Suzuki Haruo, Ptak Christopher P, Chen Jenn-Wei, Zhu Yongzhang, Guo Xiao-Kui, Chang Yung-Fu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile and C. sordellii are two anaerobic, spore forming, gram positive pathogens with a broad host range and the ability to cause lethal infections. Despite strong similarities between the two Clostridial strains, differences in their host tissue preference place C. difficile infections in the gastrointestinal tract and C. sordellii infections in soft tissues. RESULTS: In this study,...
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