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Updates to Clostridium difficile Spore Germination

Author(s) -

Travis J. Kochan,

Matthew H. Foley,

Michelle S. Shoshiev,

Madeline Somers,

Paul E. Carlson,

Philip C. Hanna

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of bacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1067-8832

pISSN - 0021-9193

DOI - 10.1128/jb.00218-18

Subject(s) - biology , spore , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium difficile , clostridium , germination , clostridiaceae , spore germination , endospore , bacterial spore , clostridiales , clostridium infections , bacteria , botany , antibiotics , genetics , toxin

Germination ofClostridium difficile spores is a crucial early requirement for colonization of the gastrointestinal tract. Likewise,C. difficile cannot cause disease pathologies unless its spores germinate into metabolically active, toxin-producing cells.

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