Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Production Capacity in Clostridioides difficile

BackgroundClostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is one of the primary pathogens responsible for infectious diarrhea. Antibiotic treatment failure, occurring in about 30% of patients, and elevated rates of antibiotic resistance pose a major challenge for therapy. Reinfection often occurs by isolate...

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Main Authors: Layan Abu Rahmoun, Maya Azrad, Avi Peretz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.683464/full