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Effect of tcdR Mutation on Sporulation in the Epidemic Clostridium difficile Strain R20291

Girinathan, B. P.; Monot, M.; Boyle, Daniel L.; McAllister, K. N.; Sorg, J. A.; Dupuy, B.; Govind, Revathi

Clostridium difficile is an important nosocomial pathogen and the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea. Antibiotic use is the primary risk factor for the development of C. difficile-associated disease because it ...
Importance of Glutamate Dehydrogenase (GDH) in Clostridium difficile Colonization In Vivo

Girinathan, Brintha Parasumanna; Braun, S.; Sirigireddy, Apoorva Reddy Sirigireddy; Lopez, Jose Espinola; Govind, Revathi

Clostridium difficile is the principal cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Major metabolic requirements for colonization and expansion of C. difficile after microbiota disturbance have not been fully determined. In ...