Association of Fidaxomicin with C. difficile Spores: Effects of Persistence on Subsequent Spore Recovery, Outgrowth and Toxin Production

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Caroline H. Chilton ,

* E-mail: c.h.chilton@leeds.ac.uk

Affiliation Leeds Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-1699

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Grace S. Crowther,

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Helen Ashwin,

Affiliation Leeds Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Chris M. Longshaw,

Affiliation Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd, Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Mark H. Wilcox

Affiliations Leeds Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, The General Infirmary, Old Medical School, Leeds, United Kingdom
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