Vanderbilt University Medical Center: C.diff Captures Blood Cell Cofactor to Build Defensive Shield
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 11 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
In a cruel twist, the bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) makes us bleed and then uses our blood to defend itself against us.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists have identified a C. diff protein system that senses and captures heme (part of hemoglobin) to build a protective shield that fends off threats from our immune system and antibiotics. The findin . . .
In a cruel twist, the bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) makes us bleed and then uses our blood to defend itself against us.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists have identified a C. diff protein system that senses and captures heme (part of hemoglobin) to build a protective shield that fends off threats from our immune system and antibiotics. The findin . . .