Researchers identify the secret genetic weapon of Clostridium difficile
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 09:02
in Biology & Nature
A trio of researchers has identified the location of the genes that control production of toxins that harm people infected by Clostridium difficile bacteria. The gene locus, agr1, forms part of a signaling communication system that produces a small molecule that, in turn, tells the rest of the population to turn on their toxin genes.