Preparation of dual-action germinant-biocide smart polymer and soluble agent for the elimination of C. difficile spores

Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, gram positive bacteria responsible for causing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), the main symptom of which is diarrhoea. It can also cause serious symptoms, for example, pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon and death. CDI spreads through the ingest...

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Main Author: Quayle, Alexandria
Published: Aston University 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707542