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Butyrate enhances Clostridioides difficile sporulation <i>in vitro</i>
2023-04-27
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are products of bacterial fermentation that help maintain important gut functions such as the intestinal barrier, signaling, and immune homeostasis. The main SCFAs acetate, propionate, and butyrate have demonstrated beneficial effects for the host, including importance in combatting infections caused by pathogens such as Clostridioides difficile . Despite the pot...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ca70fbba-9462-55e4-b9e9-d4bd24cd40a7
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.04.27.538596
