Importance of Toxin A, Toxin B, and CDT in virulence of an epidemic Clostridium difficile strain
Clostridium difficile infection is the main cause of healthcare-acquired diarrhea in the developed world. In addition to the main virulence factors toxin A and B, epidemic, PCR Ribotype 027 strains, such as R20291, produce a third toxin, CDT. To develop effective medical countermeasures, it is impor...
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Oxford University Press
2013
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2815/ |