Cwl0971, a novel peptidoglycan hydrolase, plays pleiotropic roles in Clostridioides difficile R20291.
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15529
Abstract: Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, toxin-producing anaerobe that can cause nosocomial antibiotic-associated intestinal disease. Although the production of toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB) contribute to the main pathogenesis of C. difficile, the… read more here.
Keywords: clostridioides difficile; difficile r20291; hydrolase; cwl0971 ... See more keywords
FliW and CsrA Govern Flagellin (FliC) Synthesis and Play Pleiotropic Roles in Virulence and Physiology of Clostridioides difficile R20291
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.735616
Abstract: Clostridioides difficile flagellin FliC is associated with toxin gene expression, bacterial colonization, and virulence, and is also involved in pleiotropic gene regulation during in vivo infection. However, how fliC expression is regulated in C. difficile… read more here.
Keywords: virulence; csra; difficile r20291; physiology ... See more keywords