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Identification of ClpP Dual Isoform Disruption as an Antisporulation Strategy for Clostridioides difficile.
Journal of bacteriology - 15 Feb 2022
Bishop Catherine E, Shadid Tyler M, Lavey Nathan P, Kempher Megan L, Ballard Jimmy D, Duerfeldt Adam S
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The Gram-positive bacterium Clostridioides difficile is a primary cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, threatening both immunocompromised and healthy individuals. An important aspect of defining mechanisms that drive C. difficile persistence and virulence relies on developing a more complete understanding of sporulation. C. difficile sporulation is the single determinant of transmission and complicates treatment...
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