Investigating the bile acid mediated control of Clostridioides difficile infection

Clostridioides difficile is a spore forming, anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium. If ingested, spores can cause C. difficile associated disease (CDAD), with symptoms ranging from diarrhoea to pseudomembranous colitis. Germination of spores in the gut is both induced and inhibited by primary and second...

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Main Author: von Emloh, Louise
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/77465/