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Bacteria > Firmicutes > Clostridiales > Clostridioides > Clostridioides difficile

Preferred term

Clostridioides difficile  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A common inhabitant of the colon flora in human infants and sometimes in adults. The type species Clostridioides difficile is formerly known as Clostridium difficile. It is a causative agent for CLOSTRIDIOIDES INFECTIONS and is associated with PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS ENTEROCOLITIS in patients receiving antibiotic therapy.

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Entry terms

  • Clostridium difficile
  • txid1496

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T3NKRN70-R

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