Defined Nutrient Diets Alter Susceptibility to Clostridium difficile Associated Disease in a Murine Model

John H. Moore; Caio C. D. Pinheiro; Edna I. Zaenker; David T. Bolick; Glynis L. Kolling; Edward van Opstal; Francisco J. D. Noronha; Pedro H. Q. S. De Medeiros; Raphael S. Rodriguez; Aldo A. Lima; Richard L. Guerrant; Cirle A. Warren

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131829

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Defined Nutrient Diets Alter Susceptibility to Clostridium difficile Associated Disease in a Murine Model

John H. Moore ,

Contributed equally to this work with: John H. Moore, Caio C. D. Pinheiro

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Caio C. D. Pinheiro ,

Contributed equally to this work with: John H. Moore, Caio C. D. Pinheiro

Affiliation Biomedicine Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Edna I. Zaenker,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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David T. Bolick,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Glynis L. Kolling,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Edward van Opstal,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Francisco J. D. Noronha,

Affiliation Biomedicine Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Pedro H. Q. S. De Medeiros,

Affiliation Biomedicine Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Raphael S. Rodriguez,

Affiliation Biomedicine Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Aldo A. Lima,

Affiliation Biomedicine Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Richard L. Guerrant,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Cirle A. Warren

* E-mail: ca6t@virginia.edu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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Defined Nutrient Diets Alter Susceptibility to Clostridium difficile Associated Disease in a Murine Model

John H. Moore,
Caio C. D. Pinheiro,
Edna I. Zaenker,
David T. Bolick,
Glynis L. Kolling,
Edward van Opstal,
Francisco J. D. Noronha,
Pedro H. Q. S. De Medeiros,
Raphael S. Rodriguez,
Aldo A. Lima

Published: July 16, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131829

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