The anti-sigma factor TcdC modulates hypervirulence in an epidemic BI/NAP1/027 clinical isolate of Clostridium difficile.
Nosocomial infections are increasingly being recognised as a major patient safety issue. The modern hospital environment and associated health care practices have provided a niche for the rapid evolution of microbial pathogens that are well adapted to surviving and proliferating in this setting, aft...
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| Main Authors: | Glen P Carter, Gillian R Douce, Revathi Govind, Pauline M Howarth, Kate E Mackin, Janice Spencer, Anthony M Buckley, Ana Antunes, Despina Kotsanas, Grant A Jenkin, Bruno Dupuy, Julian I Rood, Dena Lyras |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1002317&type=printable |
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