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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Main Authors: Gerding, Dale N, Johnson, Stuart, Rupnik, Maja, Aktories, Klaus
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Landes Bioscience 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049931/