Browsing by Subject "C. difficile"
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Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile), the microbe responsible for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), is a common nosocomial infection that exerts its pathogenicity primarily by two toxins, TcdA and TcdB. Designed ...
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(2012-05-03)Clostridium difficile is a spore forming, anaerobic bacterium that can cause diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, and toxic mega colon in susceptible hosts. C. difficile spores are highly resistant to extreme chemical and ...
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(2018-04-23)Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming pathogen. Due to, in part, the highly transmissible spore morphotype, C. difficile infections (CDI) frequently occur in cycles of recurring disease that ...
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(2019-08-20)The vegetative cells of Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacteria form dipicolinic acid (DPA)-rich, metabolically dormant spores upon exposure to nutrient or environmental stressors. These spores identify environmental ...