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Joseph A. Kirk

University of SheffieldORCID 0000-0002-8117-8120Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 21, 2025

A novel two-component system controls vancomycin resistance in epidemic Clostridioides difficile

Jessica E. Buddle, Victoria K Pennington, Joseph A. Kirk…·Robert P. Fagan

This paper identifies two point mutations in a two-component system that confer vancomycin resistance in C. difficile, revealing a synergistic pathway for resistance in epidemic strains.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.21.671617

C. eleganswhole-genome sequencing

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