Mechanisms of Colonization Resistance Against <i>Clostridioides difficile</i>
Colleen M. Pike, Casey M. Theriot
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile is an urgent antimicrobial-resistant bacterium, causing mild to moderate and sometimes life-threatening disease. Commensal gut microbes are critical for providing colonization resistance against C difficile and can be leveraged as non-antibiotic alternative therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of C difficile infection.
Topics & Concepts
ClostridioidesColonizationColonisation resistanceMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistanceAntibioticsAntimicrobialClostridium difficileC difficileDrug resistanceBiologyMedicineClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and healthGastrointestinal motility and disorders