Genes that control toxin production in C. difficile ID’d
New finding could lead to better ways to disarm gut-wrenching superbug
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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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