The Antibiotic Bacitracin Protects Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Stem Cell-Derived Intestinal Organoids from Clostridium difficile Toxin TcdB

Bacitracin is an established antibiotic for local application and inhibits the cell wall synthesis of Gram-positive bacteria. Recently, we discovered a completely different mode of action of bacitracin and reported that this drug protects human cells from intoxication by a variety of medically relev...

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Main Authors: Ziyu Zhu, Leonie Schnell, Bastian Müller, Martin Müller, Panagiotis Papatheodorou, Holger Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4149762
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