C. Difficile Hypervirulence Genes Identified

Monday, September 28, 2009 - 00:21 in Biology & Nature

Five genetic regions have been identified that are unique to the most virulent strain of Clostridium difficile, the hospital superbug. Researchers studied the genome of the bacterium, looking for genes relating to motility, antibiotic resistance and toxicity.

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