Heterogeneity of large clostridial toxins: importance ofClostridium difficiletoxinotypes
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- 4 April 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Vol. 32 (3) , 541-555
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00110.x
Abstract
Clostridium difficile toxinotypes are groups of strains defined by changes in the PaLoc region encoding two main virulence factors: toxins TcdA and TKeywords
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