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Clostridium difficile flagella predominantly activate TLR5-linked NF-κB pathway in epithelial cells.
Anaerobe - 1 Apr 2016
Batah Jameel, Denève-Larrazet Cécile, Jolivot Pierre-Alain, Kuehne Sarah, Collignon Anne, Marvaud Jean-Christophe, Kansau Imad
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Clostridium difficile has become the most common enteropathogen responsible for intestinal nosocomial post-antibiotic infections. This has coincided with the appearance of serious cases related to the emergence of hypervirulent strains. The toxins are the main virulence factors and elicit an inflammatory response during C. difficile infection. However, other bacterial components appear to be involved in the...
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