MicrobiologyCell Host & MicrobePeer-reviewed
Protection against Clostridioides difficile disease by a naturally avirulent C. difficile strain
Qiwen Dong, Stephen Harper, Emma McSpadden…·Eric G. Pamer
This paper shows that an avirulent C. difficile strain, ST1-75, protects mice from virulent strain-induced colitis by outcompeting it through rapid amino acid depletion, suggesting potential as a biotherapeutic for CDI prevention.
18 citationstop 3%