Exploring the therapeutic potential of endolysin CD27L_EAD against Clostridioides difficile infection

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OBJECTIVES: Clostridioides difficile has emerged as a major cause of life-threatening diarrheal disease. Conventional antibiotics used in current standards of care exacerbate the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains and pose a risk of recurrent C. difficile infection (CDI). Thus, there is an urgent need for alternative therapeutics that selectively eliminate C. difficile without disturbing the commensal...

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