A Gut Odyssey: The Impact of the Microbiota on Clostridium difficile Spore Formation and Germination

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Aimee Shen

* E-mail: aimee.shen@uvm.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

The author declares that no competing interests exist.

Clostridium difficile
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Bacterial spores
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Bile
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Bacterial sporulation
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Large intestine
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