A Segment of 97 Amino Acids within the Translocation Domain of Clostridium difficile Toxin B Is Essential for Toxicity

• Yongrong Zhang,

  Affiliation School of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

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• Lianfa Shi,

  Affiliation Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Shan Li,

  Affiliation Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Zhiyong Yang,

  Affiliation Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Clive Standley,

  Affiliation University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Zhong Yang,

  Affiliation School of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

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• Ronghua ZhuGe,

  Affiliation University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Tor Savidge,

  Affiliation Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

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• Xiaoning Wang,

  Affiliation School of Bioengineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

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• Hanping Feng

  * E-mail: hfeng@umaryland.edu

  Affiliation Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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