Toxin-spewing bacteria decoded

Monday, March 25, 2019 - 08:40 in Health & Medicine

Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a central regulator of toxin production in the bacterium C. difficile, the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections in the United States. C. difficile is a major cause of persistent diarrhea, occurring most often after taking antibiotics.

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