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Dapa, Tanja and Unnikrishnan, Meera (2013) Biofilm formation by Clostridium difficile. Gut Microbes, Volume 4 (Number 5). pp. 397-402. doi:10.4161/gmic.25862 ISSN 1949-0976.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/gmic.25862
Abstract
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major healthcare-associated disease worldwide. Recurring infections and increasing antibiotic resistance have complicated treatment of CDI. While C. difficile spores are important for transmission and persistence of CDI, other factors such as gut colonization and formation of bacterial communities in the gut may also contribute to pathogenesis and persistence, but have not been well investigated. Recently, we reported that important clinical C. difficile strains are able to form composite biofilms in vitro. C. difficile biofilm formation is a complex process, modulated by several different factors, including cell surface components and regulators. We also reported that bacteria within biofilms are more resistant to high concentrations of vancomycin, the antibiotic of choice for treatment of CDI. Here we summarize our recent findings and discuss the implications of biofilm formation by this anaerobic gut pathogen in disease pathogenesis and treatment.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Clostridium difficile, Biofilms | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Gut Microbes | ||||
Publisher: | Landes Bioscience | ||||
ISSN: | 1949-0976 | ||||
Official Date: | 25 July 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 4 | ||||
Number: | Number 5 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 397-402 | ||||
DOI: | 10.4161/gmic.25862 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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