Joseph A. Sorg

This study compares three spore coat and exosporium extraction methods for C. difficile spores using multiple techniques to assess their effectiveness and impact on spore structure.

The paper analyzes phenotypic traits of various C. difficile ribotypes to determine if core biological processes are conserved across clades, finding consistency in growth, sporulation, and bile resistance.

This study shows that C. difficile colonization in an in vitro model is not dependent on bile salts but relies on proline fermentation via Stickland pathway, with context-dependent effects.

This study investigates how mutations in YabG affect C. difficile spore germination and substrate processing, showing altered substrate cleavage and expression patterns.