Genome-wide analysis of cell type-specific gene transcription during spore formation in Clostridium difficile.

Clostridium difficile, a Gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium is an emergent pathogen and the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. Although transmission of C. difficile is mediated by contamination of the gut by spores, the regulatory cascade controlling spore formation remains poo...

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Main Authors: Laure Saujet, Fátima C Pereira, Monica Serrano, Olga Soutourina, Marc Monot, Pavel V Shelyakin, Mikhail S Gelfand, Bruno Dupuy, Adriano O Henriques, Isabelle Martin-Verstraete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789822?pdf=render