Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive anaerobe that can cause a spectrum of disorders
that range in severity from mild diarrhoea to fulminant colitis and/or death. The bacterium …

Clostridium difficile is a bacterial pathogen that is the leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-
associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis worldwide. The incidence, severity …

Clostridium difficile is the cause of antibiotics-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous
colitis. The pathogen produces three protein toxins: C. difficile toxins A (TcdA) and B (TcdB) …

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has significant clinical impact especially on the elderly
and/or immunocompromised patients. The pathogenicity of Clostridium difficile is mainly …

As the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, Clostridium difficile colonizes the large
bowel of patients undergoing antibiotic therapy and produces two toxins, which cause …

Gut microbiota is a compilation of microorganisms dwelling in the entire mammalian
gastrointestinal tract. They display a symbiotic relationship with the host contributing to its …

Growth inhibitory proteins in the central nervous system (CNS) block axon growth and
regeneration by signaling to Rho, an intracellular GTPase. It is not known how CNS trauma …

▪ Abstract Apoptosis is a highly regulated process of cell death that is required for the
development and homeostasis of multicellular organisms. In contrast to necrosis, apoptosis …

Background White Syndrome (WS), a general term for scleractinian coral diseases with
acute signs of advancing tissue lesions often resulting in total colony mortality, has been …

We recently demonstrated that Giardia lamblia rearranges cytoskeletal proteins and reduces
transepithelial electrical resistance. The effect of G. lamblia on enterocyte apoptosis is …