Metabolic adaption to extracellular pyruvate triggers biofilm formation in Clostridioides difficile
Y. D. Tremblay, B. A. Durand, A. Hamiot, I. Martin-Verstraete, M. Oberkampf, M. Monot, B. Dupuy
This study identifies extracellular pyruvate as a trigger for biofilm formation in C. difficile in the presence of DOC, revealing a mechanism for pathogen persistence in the gut.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2021Microbiology