Mechanism of Clostridium difficile Toxin A Entry into Host Cells
Clostridium difficile infection affects a significant number of hospitalized patients in the United States. Two homologous exotoxins, TcdA and TcdB, are the major virulence factors in C. difficile pathogenesis. The toxins are glucosyltransferases that inactivate Rho family-GTPases to disrupt host ce...
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VANDERBILT
2017
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-11092017-150619/ |