Pathogenicity |
Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization of the Nontoxigenic Clostridioides difficile Strain CCUG37785 and Demonstration of Its Therapeutic Potential for the Prevention of C. difficile Infection. |
Wang S, Heuler J, Wickramage I, Sun X |
Microbiol Spectr |
10.1128/spectrum.01788-21 |
2022 |
* |
Metabolism |
Flagellum and toxin phase variation impacts intestinal colonization and disease development in a mouse model of Clostridioides difficile infection. |
Trzilova D, Warren MAH, Gadda NC, Williams CL, Tamayo R |
Gut Microbes |
10.1080/19490976.2022.2038854 |
2022 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Glucosyltransferase-dependent and independent effects of Clostridioides difficile toxins during infection. |
Peritore-Galve FC, Shupe JA, Cave RJ, Childress KO, Washington MK, Kuehne SA, Lacy DB |
PLoS Pathog |
10.1371/journal.ppat.1010323 |
2022 |
* |
Metabolism |
Oxidative ornithine metabolism supports non-inflammatory C. difficile colonization. |
Pruss KM, Enam F, Battaglioli E, DeFeo M, Diaz OR, Higginbottom SK, Fischer CR, Hryckowian AJ, Van Treuren W, Dodd D, Kashyap P, Sonnenburg JL |
Nat Metab |
10.1038/s42255-021-00506-4 |
2022 |
* |
Metabolism |
c-di-GMP Inhibits Early Sporulation in Clostridioides difficile. |
Edwards AN, Willams CL, Pareek N, McBride SM, Tamayo R |
mSphere |
10.1128/msphere.00919-21 |
2021 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Studies on the Importance of the 7alpha-, and 12alpha- hydroxyl groups of N-Aryl-3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-amides on their Antigermination Activity Against a Hypervirulent Strain of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile. |
Sharma SK, Yip C, Simon MP, Phan J, Abel-Santos E, Firestine SM |
Bioorg Med Chem |
10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116503 |
2021 |
* |
Physiology |
Impact of Phage CDHS-1 on the Transcription, Physiology and Pathogenicity of a Clostridioides difficile Ribotype 027 Strain, R20291. |
Nale JY, Al-Tayawi TS, Heaphy S, Clokie MRJ |
Viruses |
10.3390/v13112262 |
2021 |
* |
Physiology |
FliW and CsrA Govern Flagellin (FliC) Synthesis and Play Pleiotropic Roles in Virulence and Physiology of Clostridioides difficile R20291. |
Zhu D, Wang S, Sun X |
Front Microbiol |
10.3389/fmicb.2021.735616 |
2021 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Biofilm regulation in Clostridioides difficile: Novel systems linked to hypervirulence. |
Taggart MG, Snelling WJ, Naughton PJ, La Ragione RM, Dooley JSG, Ternan NG |
PLoS Pathog |
10.1371/journal.ppat.1009817 |
2021 |
* |
Metabolism |
Ebselen Not Only Inhibits Clostridioides difficile Toxins but Displays Redox-Associated Cellular Killing. |
Marreddy RKR, Olaitan AO, May JN, Dong M, Hurdle JG |
Microbiol Spectr |
10.1128/Spectrum.00448-21 |
2021 |
* |
Phylogeny |
What's a SNP between friends: The lineage of Clostridioides difficile R20291 can effect research outcomes. |
Monteford J, Bilverstone TW, Ingle P, Philip S, Kuehne SA, Minton NP |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102422 |
2021 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Cwl0971, a novel peptidoglycan hydrolase, plays pleiotropic roles in Clostridioides difficile R20291. |
Zhu D, Patabendige HMLW, Tomlinson BR, Wang S, Hussain S, Flores D, He Y, Shaw LN, Sun X |
Environ Microbiol |
10.1111/1462-2920.15529 |
2021 |
* |
Phylogeny |
Molecular characterization of Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 in a major Chinese hospital. |
Zhang RF, Man YX, Bai YY, Shao CH, Liu CM, Wang CH, Lei YX, Wang Y, Jin Y |
J Microbiol Immunol Infect |
10.1016/j.jmii.2021.01.003 |
2021 |
* |
Metabolism |
Extracellular DNA, cell surface proteins and c-di-GMP promote biofilm formation in Clostridioides difficile. |
Dawson LF, Peltier J, Hall CL, Harrison MA, Derakhshan M, Shaw HA, Fairweather NF, Wren BW |
Sci Rep |
10.1038/s41598-020-78437-5 |
2021 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
The Acid-Dependent and Independent Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus CL1285, Lacticaseibacillus casei LBC80R, and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CLR2 on Clostridioides difficile R20291. |
Gunaratnam S, Diarra C, Paquette PD, Ship N, Millette M, Lacroix M |
Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins |
10.1007/s12602-020-09729-5 |
2021 |
* |
Metabolism |
Receptor Binding Domains of TcdB from Clostridioides difficile for Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan-4 and Frizzled Proteins Are Functionally Independent and Additive. |
Henkel D, Tatge H, Schottelndreier D, Tao L, Dong M, Gerhard R |
Toxins (Basel) |
10.3390/toxins12120736 |
2020 |
* |
Metabolism |
Spo0A Suppresses sin Locus Expression in Clostridioides difficile. |
Dhungel BA, Govind R |
mSphere |
10.1128/mSphere.00963-20 |
2020 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
The (p)ppGpp Synthetase RSH Mediates Stationary-Phase Onset and Antibiotic Stress Survival in Clostridioides difficile. |
Pokhrel A, Poudel A, Castro KB, Celestine MJ, Oludiran A, Rinehold AJ, Resek AM, Mhanna MA, Purcell EB |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00377-20 |
2020 |
* |
Metabolism |
Evaluation of functionality of type II toxin-antitoxin systems of Clostridioides difficile R20291. |
Alvarez R, Ortega-Fuentes C, Queralto C, Inostroza O, Diaz-Yanez F, Gonzalez R, Calderon IL, Fuentes JA, Paredes-Sabja D, Gil F |
Microbiol Res |
10.1016/j.micres.2020.126539 |
2020 |
* |
Metabolism |
Characterization of Clostridioides difficile DSM 101085 with A-B-CDT+ Phenotype from a Late Recurrent Colonization. |
Riedel T, Neumann-Schaal M, Wittmann J, Schober I, Hofmann JD, Lu CW, Dannheim A, Zimmermann O, Lochner M, Gross U, Overmann J |
Genome Biol Evol |
10.1093/gbe/evaa072 |
2020 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) Mitigates the Host Inflammatory Response during Clostridioides difficile Infection by Altering Gut Bile Acids. |
Winston JA, Rivera AJ, Cai J, Thanissery R, Montgomery SA, Patterson AD, Theriot CM |
Infect Immun |
10.1128/IAI.00045-20 |
2020 |
* |
Phylogeny |
Origin, genomic diversity and microevolution of the Clostridium difficile B1/NAP1/RT027/ST01 strain in Costa Rica, Chile, Honduras and Mexico. |
Guerrero-Araya E, Meneses C, Castro-Nallar E, Guzman D AM, Alvarez-Lobos M, Quesada-Gomez C, Paredes-Sabja D, Rodriguez C |
Microb Genom |
10.1099/mgen.0.000355 |
2020 |
* |
Biotechnology |
In vitro Production and Immunogenicity of a Clostridium Difficile Spore-Specific BclA3 Glycopeptide Conjugate Vaccine. |
Aubry A, Zou W, Vinogradov E, Williams D, Chen W, Harris G, Zhou H, Schur MJ, Gilbert M, Douce GR, Logan SM |
Vaccines (Basel) |
10.3390/vaccines8010073 |
2020 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Effect of antibiotic to induce Clostridioides difficile-susceptibility and infectious strain in a mouse model of Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrence. |
Castro-Cordova P, Diaz-Yanez F, Munoz-Miralles J, Gil F, Paredes-Sabja D |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102149 |
2020 |
* |
Physiology |
The Impact of pH on Clostridioides difficile Sporulation and Physiology. |
Wetzel D, McBride SM |
Appl Environ Microbiol |
10.1128/AEM.02706-19 |
2020 |
* |
Metabolism |
The Transcriptional Regulator Lrp Contributes to Toxin Expression, Sporulation, and Swimming Motility in Clostridium difficile. |
Chen KY, Rathod J, Chiu YC, Chen JW, Tsai PJ, Huang IH |
Front Cell Infect Microbiol |
10.3389/fcimb.2019.00356 |
2019 |
* |
Metabolism |
Strain-Dependent RstA Regulation of Clostridioides difficile Toxin Production and Sporulation. |
Edwards AN, Krall EG, McBride SM |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00586-19 |
2020 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Single cell analysis of nutrient regulation of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile motility. |
Courson DS, Pokhrel A, Scott C, Madrill M, Rinehold AJ, Tamayo R, Cheney RE, Purcell EB |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102080 |
2019 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Phenotypic characterisation of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 251, an emerging multi-locus sequence type clade 2 strain in Australia. |
Hong S, Knight DR, Chang B, Carman RJ, Riley TV |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.06.019 |
2019 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Interlaboratory reproducibility of a test method following 4-field test methodology to evaluate the susceptibility of Clostridium difficile spores. |
Gemein S, Gebel J, Christiansen B, Martiny H, Vossebein L, Brill FHH, Decius M, Eggers M, Koburger-Janssen T, Meckel M, Werner S, Hunsinger B, Selhorst T, Kampf G, Exner M |
J Hosp Infect |
10.1016/j.jhin.2019.04.011 |
2019 |
* |
Metabolism |
Cwp22, a novel peptidoglycan cross-linking enzyme, plays pleiotropic roles in Clostridioides difficile. |
Zhu D, Bullock J, He Y, Sun X |
Environ Microbiol |
10.1111/1462-2920.14706 |
2019 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Characterization of the virulence of a non-RT027, non-RT078 and binary toxin-positive Clostridium difficile strain associated with severe diarrhea. |
Li C, Harmanus C, Zhu D, Meng X, Wang S, Duan J, Liu S, Fu C, Zhou P, Liu R, Wu A, Kuijper EJ, Smits WK, Fu L, Sun X |
Emerg Microbes Infect |
10.1038/s41426-018-0211-1 |
2018 |
* |
Metabolism |
Regulatory Targets of the Response Regulator RR_1586 from Clostridioides difficile Identified Using a Bacterial One-Hybrid Screen. |
Hebdon SD, Menon SK, Richter-Addo GB, Karr EA, West AH |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00351-18 |
2018 |
* |
Metabolism |
Time-resolved transcriptome analysis of Clostridium difficile R20291 response to cysteine. |
Gu H, Shi K, Liao Z, Qi H, Chen S, Wang H, Li S, Ma Y, Wang J |
Microbiol Res |
10.1016/j.micres.2018.07.003 |
2018 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
The Design, Synthesis, and Characterizations of Spore Germination Inhibitors Effective against an Epidemic Strain of Clostridium difficile. |
Sharma SK, Yip C, Esposito EX, Sharma PV, Simon MP, Abel-Santos E, Firestine SM |
J Med Chem |
10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00632 |
2018 |
* |
Biotechnology |
Convergent Loss of ABC Transporter Genes From Clostridioides difficile Genomes Is Associated With Impaired Tyrosine Uptake and p-Cresol Production. |
Steglich M, Hofmann JD, Helmecke J, Sikorski J, Sproer C, Riedel T, Bunk B, Overmann J, Neumann-Schaal M, Nubel U |
Front Microbiol |
10.3389/fmicb.2018.00901 |
2018 |
* |
Metabolism |
Characterization of Flagellum and Toxin Phase Variation in Clostridioides difficile Ribotype 012 Isolates. |
Anjuwon-Foster BR, Maldonado-Vazquez N, Tamayo R |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00056-18 |
2018 |
* |
Enzymology |
Identification of Clostridium difficile Immunoreactive Spore Proteins of the Epidemic Strain R20291. |
Pizarro-Guajardo M, Ravanal MC, Paez MD, Callegari E, Paredes-Sabja D |
Proteomics Clin Appl |
10.1002/prca.201700182 |
2018 |
* |
Metabolism |
Pleiotropic roles of Clostridium difficile sin locus. |
Girinathan BP, Ou J, Dupuy B, Govind R |
PLoS Pathog |
10.1371/journal.ppat.1006940 |
2018 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Characterization of the impact of rpoB mutations on the in vitro and in vivo competitive fitness of Clostridium difficile and susceptibility to fidaxomicin. |
Kuehne SA, Dempster AW, Collery MM, Joshi N, Jowett J, Kelly ML, Cave R, Longshaw CM, Minton NP |
J Antimicrob Chemother |
10.1093/jac/dkx486 |
2018 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Characterization of Chicken IgY Specific to Clostridium difficile R20291 Spores and the Effect of Oral Administration in Mouse Models of Initiation and Recurrent Disease. |
Pizarro-Guajardo M, Diaz-Gonzalez F, Alvarez-Lobos M, Paredes-Sabja D |
Front Cell Infect Microbiol |
10.3389/fcimb.2017.00365 |
2017 |
* |
Metabolism |
High metabolic versatility of different toxigenic and non-toxigenic Clostridioides difficile isolates. |
Riedel T, Wetzel D, Hofmann JD, Plorin SPEO, Dannheim H, Berges M, Zimmermann O, Bunk B, Schober I, Sproer C, Liesegang H, Jahn D, Overmann J, Gross U, Neumann-Schaal M |
Int J Med Microbiol |
10.1016/j.ijmm.2017.05.007 |
2017 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
A Protocol to Characterize the Morphological Changes of Clostridium difficile in Response to Antibiotic Treatment. |
Endres B, Basseres E, Rashid T, Chang L, Alam MJ, Garey KW |
J Vis Exp |
10.3791/55383 |
2017 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Survival of Clostridium difficile spores at low water activity. |
Deng K, Talukdar PK, Sarker MR, Paredes-Sabja D, Torres JA |
Food Microbiol |
10.1016/j.fm.2017.03.013 |
2017 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Inhibition of spore germination, growth, and toxin activity of clinically relevant C. difficile strains by gut microbiota derived secondary bile acids. |
Thanissery R, Winston JA, Theriot CM |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.03.004 |
2017 |
* |
Genetics |
The challenge of detecting indels in bacterial genomes from short-read sequencing data. |
Steglich M, Nubel U |
J Biotechnol |
10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.02.026 |
2017 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Making life difficult for Clostridium difficile: augmenting the pathogen's metabolic model with transcriptomic and codon usage data for better therapeutic target characterization. |
Kashaf SS, Angione C, Lio P |
BMC Syst Biol |
10.1186/s12918-017-0395-3 |
2017 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Evolutionary clade affects resistance of Clostridium difficile spores to Cold Atmospheric Plasma. |
Connor M, Flynn PB, Fairley DJ, Marks N, Manesiotis P, Graham WG, Gilmore BF, McGrath JW |
Sci Rep |
10.1038/srep41814 |
2017 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Cefoperazone-treated Mouse Model of Clinically-relevant Clostridium difficile Strain R20291. |
Winston JA, Thanissery R, Montgomery SA, Theriot CM |
J Vis Exp |
10.3791/54850 |
2016 |
* |
Enzymology |
Characterization of the Clostridium difficile volatile metabolome using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry. |
Rees CA, Shen A, Hill JE |
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci |
10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.11.009 |
2016 |
* |
Stress |
Chemical and Stress Resistances of Clostridium difficile Spores and Vegetative Cells. |
Edwards AN, Karim ST, Pascual RA, Jowhar LM, Anderson SE, McBride SM |
Front Microbiol |
10.3389/fmicb.2016.01698 |
2016 |
* |
Metabolism |
Heat shock increases conjugation efficiency in Clostridium difficile. |
Kirk JA, Fagan RP |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.06.009 |
2016 |
* |
Metabolism |
Crystal structures of two nitroreductases from hypervirulent Clostridium difficile and functionally related interactions with the antibiotic metronidazole. |
Wang B, Powell SM, Hessami N, Najar FZ, Thomas LM, Karr EA, West AH, Richter-Addo GB |
Nitric Oxide |
10.1016/j.niox.2016.09.003 |
2016 |
* |
Metabolism |
Crystal structure and DNA binding activity of a PadR family transcription regulator from hypervirulent Clostridium difficile R20291. |
Isom CE, Menon SK, Thomas LM, West AH, Richter-Addo GB, Karr EA |
BMC Microbiol |
10.1186/s12866-016-0850-0 |
2016 |
* |
Metabolism |
Characterization of the Adherence of Clostridium difficile Spores: The Integrity of the Outermost Layer Affects Adherence Properties of Spores of the Epidemic Strain R20291 to Components of the Intestinal Mucosa. |
Mora-Uribe P, Miranda-Cardenas C, Castro-Cordova P, Gil F, Calderon I, Fuentes JA, Rodas PI, Banawas S, Sarker MR, Paredes-Sabja D |
Front Cell Infect Microbiol |
10.3389/fcimb.2016.00099 |
2016 |
* |
Phylogeny |
Nosocomial transmission of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 in a Chinese hospital, 2012-2014, traced by whole genome sequencing. |
Jia H, Du P, Yang H, Zhang Y, Wang J, Zhang W, Han G, Han N, Yao Z, Wang H, Zhang J, Wang Z, Ding Q, Qiang Y, Barbut F, Gao GF, Cao Y, Cheng Y, Chen C |
BMC Genomics |
10.1186/s12864-016-2708-0 |
2016 |
* |
Transcriptome |
Deciphering Adaptation Strategies of the Epidemic Clostridium difficile 027 Strain during Infection through In Vivo Transcriptional Analysis. |
Kansau I, Barketi-Klai A, Monot M, Hoys S, Dupuy B, Janoir C, Collignon A |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0158204 |
2016 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Evaluating the Effects of Surotomycin Treatment on Clostridium difficile Toxin A and B Production, Immune Response, and Morphological Changes. |
Endres BT, Basseres E, Khaleduzzaman M, Alam MJ, Chesnel L, Garey KW |
Antimicrob Agents Chemother |
10.1128/AAC.00211-16 |
2016 |
* |
Phylogeny |
Isolation of recombinant antibodies directed against surface proteins of Clostridium difficile. |
Shirvan AN, Aitken R |
Braz J Microbiol |
10.1016/j.bjm.2016.01.017 |
2016 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Improving the reproducibility of the NAP1/B1/027 epidemic strain R20291 in the hamster model of infection. |
Kelly ML, Ng YK, Cartman ST, Collery MM, Cockayne A, Minton NP |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.02.011 |
2016 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Impact on toxin production and cell morphology in Clostridium difficile by ridinilazole (SMT19969), a novel treatment for C. difficile infection. |
Basseres E, Endres BT, Khaleduzzaman M, Miraftabi F, Alam MJ, Vickers RJ, Garey KW |
J Antimicrob Chemother |
10.1093/jac/dkv498 |
2016 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Clostridium difficile-mediated effects on human intestinal epithelia: Modelling host-pathogen interactions in a vertical diffusion chamber. |
Jafari NV, Kuehne SA, Minton NP, Allan E, Bajaj-Elliott M |
Anaerobe |
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.12.007 |
2015 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
The SOS Response Master Regulator LexA Is Associated with Sporulation, Motility and Biofilm Formation in Clostridium difficile. |
Walter BM, Cartman ST, Minton NP, Butala M, Rupnik M |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0144763 |
2015 |
* |
Metabolism |
Regulation of Type IV Pili Contributes to Surface Behaviors of Historical and Epidemic Strains of Clostridium difficile. |
Purcell EB, McKee RW, Bordeleau E, Burrus V, Tamayo R |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00816-15 |
2015 |
* |
Genetics |
Function of the CRISPR-Cas System of the Human Pathogen Clostridium difficile. |
Boudry P, Semenova E, Monot M, Datsenko KA, Lopatina A, Sekulovic O, Ospina-Bedoya M, Fortier LC, Severinov K, Dupuy B, Soutourina O |
mBio |
10.1128/mBio.01112-15 |
2015 |
* |
Metabolism |
The Clostridium difficile cell wall protein CwpV confers phase-variable phage resistance. |
Sekulovic O, Ospina Bedoya M, Fivian-Hughes AS, Fairweather NF, Fortier LC |
Mol Microbiol |
10.1111/mmi.13121 |
2015 |
* |
Metabolism |
Observations on the Role of TcdE Isoforms in Clostridium difficile Toxin Secretion. |
Govind R, Fitzwater L, Nichols R |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00224-15 |
2015 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
High-throughput analysis of gene essentiality and sporulation in Clostridium difficile. |
Dembek M, Barquist L, Boinett CJ, Cain AK, Mayho M, Lawley TD, Fairweather NF, Fagan RP |
mBio |
10.1128/mBio.02383-14 |
2015 |
* |
Metabolism |
Global transcriptional response of Clostridium difficile carrying the CD38 prophage. |
Sekulovic O, Fortier LC |
Appl Environ Microbiol |
10.1128/AEM.03656-14 |
2015 |
* |
Phenotype |
Comparative nutritional and chemical phenome of Clostridium difficile isolates determined using phenotype microarrays. |
Scaria J, Chen JW, Useh N, He H, McDonough SP, Mao C, Sobral B, Chang YF |
Int J Infect Dis |
10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.018 |
2014 |
* |
Metabolism |
The flagellin FliC of Clostridium difficile is responsible for pleiotropic gene regulation during in vivo infection. |
Barketi-Klai A, Monot M, Hoys S, Lambert-Bordes S, Kuehne SA, Minton N, Collignon A, Dupuy B, Kansau I |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0096876 |
2014 |
* |
Genetics |
Identification and characterization of glycoproteins on the spore surface of Clostridium difficile. |
Strong PC, Fulton KM, Aubry A, Foote S, Twine SM, Logan SM |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.01469-14 |
2014 |
* |
Metabolism |
The spore-associated protein BclA1 affects the susceptibility of animals to colonization and infection by Clostridium difficile. |
Phetcharaburanin J, Hong HA, Colenutt C, Bianconi I, Sempere L, Permpoonpattana P, Smith K, Dembek M, Tan S, Brisson MC, Brisson AR, Fairweather NF, Cutting SM |
Mol Microbiol |
10.1111/mmi.12611 |
2014 |
* |
Metabolism |
Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
Cafardi V, Biagini M, Martinelli M, Leuzzi R, Rubino JT, Cantini F, Norais N, Scarselli M, Serruto D, Unnikrishnan M |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0081306 |
2013 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
The role of flagella in Clostridium difficile pathogenesis: comparison between a non-epidemic and an epidemic strain. |
Baban ST, Kuehne SA, Barketi-Klai A, Cartman ST, Kelly ML, Hardie KR, Kansau I, Collignon A, Minton NP |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0073026 |
2013 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Importance of toxin A, toxin B, and CDT in virulence of an epidemic Clostridium difficile strain. |
Kuehne SA, Collery MM, Kelly ML, Cartman ST, Cockayne A, Minton NP |
J Infect Dis |
10.1093/infdis/jit426 |
2013 |
* |
Metabolism |
Clostridium difficile modulates host innate immunity via toxin-independent and dependent mechanism(s). |
Jafari NV, Kuehne SA, Bryant CE, Elawad M, Wren BW, Minton NP, Allan E, Bajaj-Elliott M |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0069846 |
2013 |
* |
Metabolism |
The Clostridium difficile exosporium cysteine (CdeC)-rich protein is required for exosporium morphogenesis and coat assembly. |
Barra-Carrasco J, Olguin-Araneda V, Plaza-Garrido A, Miranda-Cardenas C, Cofre-Araneda G, Pizarro-Guajardo M, Sarker MR, Paredes-Sabja D |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00369-13 |
2013 |
* |
Genetics |
The agr locus regulates virulence and colonization genes in Clostridium difficile 027. |
Martin MJ, Clare S, Goulding D, Faulds-Pain A, Barquist L, Browne HP, Pettit L, Dougan G, Lawley TD, Wren BW |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.00473-13 |
2013 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Clostridium-DT(DB): a comprehensive database for potential drug targets of Clostridium difficile. |
Jadhav A, Ezhilarasan V, Prakash Sharma O, Pan A |
Comput Biol Med |
10.1016/j.compbiomed.2013.01.009 |
2013 |
* |
Genetics |
Expanding the repertoire of gene tools for precise manipulation of the Clostridium difficile genome: allelic exchange using pyrE alleles. |
Ng YK, Ehsaan M, Philip S, Collery MM, Janoir C, Collignon A, Cartman ST, Minton NP |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0056051 |
2013 |
* |
Pathogenicity |
Multiple factors modulate biofilm formation by the anaerobic pathogen Clostridium difficile. |
Ethapa T, Leuzzi R, Ng YK, Baban ST, Adamo R, Kuehne SA, Scarselli M, Minton NP, Serruto D, Unnikrishnan M |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.01980-12 |
2012 |
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Genetics |
Precise manipulation of the Clostridium difficile chromosome reveals a lack of association between the tcdC genotype and toxin production. |
Cartman ST, Kelly ML, Heeg D, Heap JT, Minton NP |
Appl Environ Microbiol |
10.1128/AEM.00249-12 |
2012 |
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Phylogeny |
Behavior and target site selection of conjugative transposon Tn916 in two different strains of toxigenic Clostridium difficile. |
Mullany P, Williams R, Langridge GC, Turner DJ, Whalan R, Clayton C, Lawley T, Hussain H, McCurrie K, Morden N, Allan E, Roberts AP |
Appl Environ Microbiol |
10.1128/AEM.06193-11 |
2012 |
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Pathogenicity |
Genetic organisation, mobility and predicted functions of genes on integrated, mobile genetic elements in sequenced strains of Clostridium difficile. |
Brouwer MS, Warburton PJ, Roberts AP, Mullany P, Allan E |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0023014 |
2011 |
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Metabolism |
The analysis of para-cresol production and tolerance in Clostridium difficile 027 and 012 strains. |
Dawson LF, Donahue EH, Cartman ST, Barton RH, Bundy J, McNerney R, Minton NP, Wren BW |
BMC Microbiol |
10.1186/1471-2180-11-86 |
2011 |
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Pathogenicity |
Efficacy of "sporicidal" wipes against Clostridium difficile. |
Siani H, Cooper C, Maillard JY |
Am J Infect Control |
10.1016/j.ajic.2011.01.006 |
2011 |
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Pathogenicity |
Infection of hamsters with the UK Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 outbreak strain R20291. |
Buckley AM, Spencer J, Candlish D, Irvine JJ, Douce GR |
J Med Microbiol |
10.1099/jmm.0.028514-0 |
2011 |
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Pathogenicity |
A mariner-based transposon system for in vivo random mutagenesis of Clostridium difficile. |
Cartman ST, Minton NP |
Appl Environ Microbiol |
10.1128/AEM.02525-09 |
2009 |
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Pathogenicity |
SleC is essential for germination of Clostridium difficile spores in nutrient-rich medium supplemented with the bile salt taurocholate. |
Burns DA, Heap JT, Minton NP |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/JB.01209-09 |
2009 |
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Pathogenicity |
Comparative genome and phenotypic analysis of Clostridium difficile 027 strains provides insight into the evolution of a hypervirulent bacterium. |
Stabler RA, He M, Dawson L, Martin M, Valiente E, Corton C, Lawley TD, Sebaihia M, Quail MA, Rose G, Gerding DN, Gibert M, Popoff MR, Parkhill J, Dougan G, Wren BW |
Genome Biol |
10.1186/gb-2009-10-9-r102 |
2009 |
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Pathogenicity |
d-Proline Reductase Underlies Proline-Dependent Growth of Clostridioides difficile. |
Johnstone MA, Self WT |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/jb.00229-22 |
2022 |
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Metabolism |
Response Regulator CD1688 Is a Negative Modulator of Sporulation in Clostridioides difficile. |
Kempher ML, Morris SC, Shadid TM, Menon SK, Ballard JD, West AH |
J Bacteriol |
10.1128/jb.00130-22 |
2022 |
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An Aniline-Substituted Bile Salt Analog Protects both Mice and Hamsters from Multiple Clostridioides difficile Strains. |
Phan JR, Do DM, Truong MC, Ngo C, Phan JH, Sharma SK, Schilke A, Mefferd CC, Villarama JV, Lai D, Consul A, Hedlund BP, Firestine SM, Abel-Santos E |
Antimicrob Agents Chemother |
10.1128/AAC.01435-21 |
2021 |
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Novel Drivers of Virulence in Clostridioides difficile Identified via Context-Specific Metabolic Network Analysis. |
Jenior ML, Leslie JL, Powers DA, Garrett EM, Walker KA, Dickenson ME, Petri WA Jr, Tamayo R, Papin JA |
mSystems |
10.1128/mSystems.00919-21 |
2021 |
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Characterization of Exosporium Layer Variability of Clostridioides difficile Spores in the Epidemically Relevant Strain R20291. |
Pizarro-Guajardo M, Calderon-Romero P, Romero-Rodriguez A, Paredes-Sabja D |
Front Microbiol |
10.3389/fmicb.2020.01345 |
2020 |
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A High-Fat/High-Protein, Atkins-Type Diet Exacerbates Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Infection in Mice, whereas a High-Carbohydrate Diet Protects. |
Mefferd CC, Bhute SS, Phan JR, Villarama JV, Do DM, Alarcia S, Abel-Santos E, Hedlund BP |
mSystems |
10.1128/mSystems.00765-19 |
2020 |
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Hypervirulent clade 2, ribotype 019/sequence type 67 Clostridioides difficile strain from Japan. |
Saito R, Usui Y, Ayibieke A, Nakajima J, Prah I, Sonobe K, Aiso Y, Ito S, Itsui Y, Hadano Y, Nukui Y, Koike R, Tohda S |
Gut Pathog |
10.1186/s13099-019-0336-3 |
2019 |
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Using an Endogenous CRISPR-Cas System for Genome Editing in the Human Pathogen Clostridium difficile. |
Maikova A, Kreis V, Boutserin A, Severinov K, Soutourina O |
Appl Environ Microbiol |
10.1128/AEM.01416-19 |
2019 |
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The Conserved Cys-2232 in Clostridioides difficile Toxin B Modulates Receptor Binding. |
Chung SY, Schottelndreier D, Tatge H, Fuhner V, Hust M, Beer LA, Gerhard R |
Front Microbiol |
10.3389/fmicb.2018.02314 |
2018 |
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A Small Molecule-Screening Pipeline to Evaluate the Therapeutic Potential of 2-Aminoimidazole Molecules Against Clostridium difficile. |
Thanissery R, Zeng D, Doyle RG, Theriot CM |
Front Microbiol |
10.3389/fmicb.2018.01206 |
2018 |
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Comparative genomic analysis of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 strains including the newly sequenced strain NCKUH-21 isolated from a patient in Taiwan. |
Suzuki H, Tomita M, Tsai PJ, Ko WC, Hung YP, Huang IH, Chen JW |
Gut Pathog |
10.1186/s13099-017-0219-4 |
2017 |
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Biofilm Structures in a Mono-Associated Mouse Model of Clostridium difficile Infection. |
Soavelomandroso AP, Gaudin F, Hoys S, Nicolas V, Vedantam G, Janoir C, Bouttier S |
Front Microbiol |
10.3389/fmicb.2017.02086 |
2017 |
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Effect of tcdR Mutation on Sporulation in the Epidemic Clostridium difficile Strain R20291. |
Girinathan BP, Monot M, Boyle D, McAllister KN, Sorg JA, Dupuy B, Govind R |
mSphere |
10.1128/mSphere.00383-16 |
2017 |
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Survival of Clostridium difficile spores at low temperatures. |
Deng K, Plaza-Garrido A, Torres JA, Paredes-Sabja D |
Food Microbiol |
10.1016/j.fm.2014.07.022 |
2014 |
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Identification, immunogenicity, and cross-reactivity of type IV pilin and pilin-like proteins from Clostridium difficile. |
Maldarelli GA, De Masi L, von Rosenvinge EC, Carter M, Donnenberg MS |
Pathog Dis |
10.1111/2049-632X.12137 |
2014 |
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Characterisation of Clostridium difficile biofilm formation, a role for Spo0A. |
Dawson LF, Valiente E, Faulds-Pain A, Donahue EH, Wren BW |
PLoS One |
10.1371/journal.pone.0050527 |
2012 |
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In-depth genetic analysis of Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotype 027 strains reveals high genome fluidity including point mutations and inversions. |
Stabler RA, Valiente E, Dawson LF, He M, Parkhill J, Wren BW |
Gut Microbes |
10.4161/gmic.1.4.11870 |
2010 |
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Demonstration of conjugative transposon (Tn5397)-mediated horizontal gene transfer between Clostridium difficile and Enterococcus faecalis. |
Jasni AS, Mullany P, Hussain H, Roberts AP |
Antimicrob Agents Chemother |
10.1128/AAC.00496-10 |
2010 |
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