Multiple Regulatory Mechanisms Control the Production of CmrRST, an Atypical Signal Transduction System in Clostridioides difficile
Elizabeth M. Garrett, Anchal Mehra, Ognjen Sekulović, Rita Tamayo
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile is a leading cause of hospital-acquired intestinal infections in the United States. The CmrRST signal transduction system controls numerous physiological traits and processes in C. difficile , including cell and colony morphology, motility, biofilm formation, and virulence.
Topics & Concepts
ClostridioidesSignal transductionVirulenceBiofilmMicrobiologyMotilityBiologyTransduction (biophysics)Cell biologyGeneBacteriaGeneticsBiochemistryClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and healthViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology