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Genes that control toxin production in C. difficile ID’d

New finding could lead to better ways to disarm gut-wrenching superbug

C. difficile

BATTLING A BUG  Unraveling the toxin-making genetic pathway in Clostridium difficile (shown) may help scientists design nonantibiotic therapies to fight the superbug.

 

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By Esther Landhuis

- More than 2 years ago

A new genetic discovery could equip researchers to fight a superbug by stripping it of its power rather than killing it outright.