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Transcriptional Analysis of Temporal Gene Expression in Germinating Clostridium difficile 630 Endosp...

Transcriptional Analysis of Temporal Gene Expression in Germinating Clostridium difficile 630 Endosp...

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Transcriptional Analysis of Temporal Gene Expression in Germinating Clostridium difficile 630 Endospores

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Transcriptional Analysis of Temporal Gene Expression in Germinating Clostridium difficile 630 Endospores

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2013-05, Vol.8 (5), p.e64011

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of hospital acquired diarrhoea in industrialised countries. Under conditions that are not favourable for growth, the pathogen produces metabolically dormant endospores via asymmetric cell division. These are extremely resistant to both chemical and physical stress and provide the mechanism by which C. diff...

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Transcriptional Analysis of Temporal Gene Expression in Germinating Clostridium difficile 630 Endospores

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1351912369

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1351912369

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0064011

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