| Literature DB >> 27241781 |
Brittany B Lewis1, Rebecca A Carter1, Eric G Pamer2.
Abstract
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic bacterium that causes diarrheal illnesses. Disease onset is linked with exposure to oral antibiotics and consequent depletion of secondary bile acids. Here we investigate the relationship between in vitro secondary bile acid tolerance and in vivo disease scores of diverse C. difficile strains in mice.Entities:
Keywords: Clostridium difficile; Secondary bile acid
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27241781 PMCID: PMC5050091 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.05.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anaerobe ISSN: 1075-9964 Impact factor: 3.331