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Comparative analysis of BI/NAP1/027 hypervirulent strains reveals novel toxin B-encoding gene (tcdB) sequences
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 05/16/08

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Stabler RA et al. - Toxin B from 027 strains may have a different binding capacity compared with its less-virulent counterparts and may, in addition to the mutated tcdC regulator, be responsible for the increased virulence of 027 strains.

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