Article
<i>Clostridium difficile</i> colonizes alternative nutrient niches during infection across distinct murine gut microbiomes
2016-12-07
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium difficile is the largest single cause of hospital-acquired infection in the United States. A major risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is prior exposure to antibiotics, as they disrupt the gut bacterial community which protects from C. difficile colonization. Multiple antibiotic classes have been associated with CDI susceptibility; many leading to distinct community structures stemm...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0f48538a-e4d5-59fa-ba48-1bd2afc8e0c9
- DOI
- 10.1101/092304
