Pathogenicity and virulence of Clostridioides difficile

JE Buddle, RP Fagan - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridioides difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated
diarrhea, and is responsible for a spectrum of diseases characterized by high levels of …

Battling Enteropathogenic Clostridia: Phage Therapy for Clostridioides difficile and Clostridium perfringens

J Venhorst, JMBM van der Vossen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The pathogenic Clostridioides difficile and Clostridium perfringens are responsible for many
health care-associated infections as well as systemic and enteric diseases. Therefore, they …

Structural basis for CSPG4 as a receptor for TcdB and a therapeutic target in Clostridioides difficile infection

P Chen, JI Zeng, Z Liu, H Thaker, S Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
C. difficile is a major cause of antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal infections. Two C. difficile
exotoxins (TcdA and TcdB) are major virulence factors associated with these infections, and …

Structure of the glucosyltransferase domain of TcdA in complex with RhoA provides insights into substrate recognition

B Chen, Z Liu, K Perry, R Jin - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common causes of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in
developed countries. As key virulence factors of C. difficile, toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB) …

Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Clostridioides difficile in Hospitalized Patients From Mexico

E Aguilar-Zamora, BC Weimer, RC Torres… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Clostridioides difficile is a global public health problem, which is a primary cause of
antibiotic-associated diarrhea in humans. The emergence of hypervirulent and antibiotic …

Update on Commonly Used Molecular Typing Methods for Clostridioides difficile

A Abad-Fau, E Sevilla, I Martín-Burriel, B Moreno… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the significant Clostridioides
difficile molecular typing techniques currently employed in research and medical …

Whole-genome sequencing reveals the high nosocomial transmission and antimicrobial resistance of Clostridioides difficile in a single center in China, a four-year …

X Wen, C Shen, J Xia, LL Zhong, Z Wu… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clostridioides difficile, which causes life-threatening diarrheal disease, presents an urgent
threat to health care systems. In this study, we present a retrospective genomic and …

Structural basis for selective modification of Rho and Ras GTPases by Clostridioides difficile toxin B

Z Liu, S Zhang, P Chen, S Tian, J Zeng, K Perry… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Toxin B (TcdB) is a primary cause of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). This toxin acts by
glucosylating small GTPases in the Rho/Ras families, but the structural basis for TcdB …

Receptor binding mechanisms of Clostridioides difficile toxin B and implications for therapeutics development

P Chen, R Jin - The FEBS journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Clostridioides difficile is classified as an urgent antibiotic resistance threat by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). C. difficile infection (CDI) is mainly caused by the C …

Symptoms, Treatment, and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Coinfected with Clostridioides difficile: Single-Center Study from NE Romania during the COVID-19 …

LO Stămăteanu, IL Miftode, CE Pleșca, OS Dorneanu… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought new challenges across
medical disciplines, particularly in infectious disease medicine. In Romania, the incidence of …