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Emily R. Forster

Tufts University

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The CspC:CspA heterodimer transduces germinant and co-germinant signals during Clostridioides difficile spore germination.

Morgan E. McNellis, Gonzalo L. González‐Del Pino, Juan A. Serrano-Jiménez, Emily R. Forster, A. Ioana Stoica, Ekaterina E. Zheleznova Heldwein, Aimee Shen

This study identifies the CspC:CspA heterodimer as the signaling complex that transduces germinant and co-germinant signals during C. difficile spore germination.

PLoS Biology · Feb 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology