Human α-Defensin-5 Efficiently Neutralizes Clostridioides difficile Toxins TcdA, TcdB, and CDT

• Auteurs principaux: Michael Korbmacher (Auteur), Stephan Fischer (Auteur), Marc Landenberger (Auteur), Panagiotis Papatheodorou (Auteur), Klaus Aktories (Auteur), Holger Barth (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infections with the pathogenic bacterium Clostridioides (C.) difficile are coming more into focus, in particular in hospitalized patients after antibiotic treatment. C. difficile produces the exotoxins TcdA and TcdB. Since some years, hypervirulent strains are described, which produce in addition th...