A Proposed Nomenclature for Cell Wall Proteins of Clostridium Difficile

Overview

Journal J Med Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2011 Jan 22

PMID 21252271

Citations 33

Authors

Robert P Fagan

Claire Janoir

Anne Collignon

Paola Mastrantonio

Ian R Poxton

Neil F Fairweather

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Abstract

Strains of Clostridium difficile produce a number of surface-localized proteins, including the S-layer proteins (SLPs) and other proteins that have suspected roles in pathogenesis. During the Third International C. difficile Symposium (Bled, Slovenia, September 2010) discussions were held on standardization of nomenclature. Gene designations were proposed for the large family of cell wall proteins that are paralogues of the SLP and contain putative cell wall binding motifs. This paper summarizes the agreed nomenclature, which we hope will be used by research groups currently active in the field.

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