mBio (Apr 2021)

Protection from Lethal Clostridioides difficile Infection via Intraspecies Competition for Cogerminant

  • Jhansi L. Leslie,
  • Matthew L. Jenior,
  • Kimberly C. Vendrov,
  • Alexandra K. Standke,
  • Madeline R. Barron,
  • Tricia J. O’Brien,
  • Lavinia Unverdorben,
  • Pariyamon Thaprawat,
  • Ingrid L. Bergin,
  • Patrick D. Schloss,
  • Vincent B. Young

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00522-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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Antibiotic-associated colitis is often caused by infection with the bacterium Clostridioides difficileC. difficile