The Human Gut Microbe <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i> Suppresses Toxin Release from <i>Clostridium difficile</i> by Inhibiting Autolysis

• Main Authors: Miad Elahi (Author), Haruyuki Nakayama-Imaohji (Author), Masahito Hashimoto (Author), Ayano Tada (Author), Hisashi Yamasaki (Author), Tamiko Nagao (Author), Tomomi Kuwahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Disruption of the human gut microbiota by antibiotics can lead to <i>Clostridium difficile</i> (CD)-associated diarrhea. CD overgrowth and elevated CD toxins result in gut inflammation. Herein, we report that a gut symbiont, <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i> (BT), suppresse...