Clostridium difficile binary toxin CDT: Mechanism, epidemiology, and potential clinical importance
Binary toxin (CDT) is frequently observed in Clostridium difficile strains associated with increased severity of C. difficile infection (CDI). CDT belongs to the family of binary ADP-ribosylating toxins consisting of two separate toxin components: CDTa, the enzymatic ADP-ribosyltransferase which mod...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Landes Bioscience
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049931/ |