Both, Toxin A and Toxin B, Are Important in Clostridium Difficile Infection

Overview

Journal Gut Microbes

Specialties Gastroenterology
Microbiology

Date 2011 Aug 2

PMID 21804353

Citations 42

Authors

Sarah A Kuehne

Stephen T Cartman

Nigel P Minton

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