The Clostridium difficile Flagellar System Mediates Toxin Synthesis, Pathogenicity, and Activation of Innate Immune Responses
Clostridium difficile has emerged as the most common healthcare-associated infection responsible for an estimated annual cost of $6 billion to the US healthcare system. Disease is mediated through the action of two glucosylating toxins which manifests as a fulminant diarrhea. Despite the severity...
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The University of Arizona.
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623153 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/623153 |