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Bile acid-mediated inhibition of C. difficile by P. hiranonis revealed through a ΔbaiCD mutant.
Anaerobe - 1 Sept 2026
von Emloh Louise, Ingle Patrick, Volet Colin, Vico-Oton Eduard, Bernier-Latmani Rizlan, Winzer Klaus, Minton Nigel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The biotransformation of primary to secondary bile acids via 7α-dehydroxylation is key in the onset of C. difficile-associated disease, due to their role in the germination and outgrowth of spores in the gut. Clostridium scindens, a gut commensal, has been implicated in bile acid-mediated colonisation resistance against C. difficile, but research has been hindered by its genetic intractability. Here...
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- Clostridioides difficile
- Bile Acids and Salts
- Biotransformation
- Bacterial Proteins
- Eubacteriales
- Gene Deletion
